Rich Thomas Weather Network

WEEKEND Update:  Temperature Crash Soon – Harsh Arctic Invasion

Good Morning!    Our nice warm pattern continues for one more day.  High today will be in the upper 70’s. An approaching frontal system will bring scattered showers and storms to the state late tonight after Midnight.  Sunday will be breezy and much cooler with a high in the upper 60’s Sunday.   But hang on. Get ready for an early season Arctic Shocker. A surge of Arctic Air will engulf our state and much of the central and eastern US.  It will become progressively colder. Sunday night. It will be windy and cold.  There will be a significant temperature crash. Monday’s high will only reach the 40’s, but wind chill will be a factor.  The coldest morning will be Tuesday with the first widespread freeze and lows in the middle 20’s. There will most certainly a freeze warning.  This will end the growing season officially.  Temperatures will moderate late next week.

TODAY: Widespread dense fog, mainly before 9am. Otherwise, partly sunny, with a high near 79. TONIGHT:  A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after midnight. Partly cloudy, with a low around 60.

DENSE FOG ADVISORY till 9AM

NEXT FEW DAYS:    Harsh early taste of WINTER is on the way.  It will become progressively colder. Sunday night. It will be windy and cold.  There will be a significant temperature crash. Monday’s high will only reach the 40’s, but wind chill will be a factor.  The coldest morning will be Tuesday with the first widespread freeze and lows in the middle 20’s. There will most certainly a freeze warning.  This will end the growing season officially.  Temperatures will moderate late next week.

The COLDEST morning will be Tuesday morning.  Look at the numbers!

Here’s the 10 Day model blend temperature trend..   Temperatures will start to recover late next week.

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The next scheduled Blog update and Video Discussion is scheduled for Monday morning in the 4 o’clock hour.   Have a nice weekend!  

–Rich