Good Morning! The Arctic Chill has faded. We bottomed out at 21 degrees yesterday morning. That was the 37th freeze of the season. And, it is the last freeze in the foreseeable future. We can’t declare winter done, yet. But I sure like the signs I am seeing. We’re headed for 70 or above today. Showers could arrive in the pre-dawn hours of Thursday. There’s a better chance of showers and thunderstorms Thursday afternoon and Thursday night ahead of the next front. The risk of showers may last into Friday morning before ending. The weekend looks very nice. Lots of sunshine is on the menu. Highs will reach the 70’s. It’s about time we can look forward to a great weekend. Here’s my brief forecast discussion.
TODAY: Sunny, and not quite as cold. High near 56. SW wind 6 to 12 mph.
(Normal 67/42)
TONIGHT: Partly cloudy, not as cold. Low 37. Light wind.
NEXT FEW DAYS: The warm-up continues. Expect 74 Thursday. An approaching storm system could bring showers as early as pre-dawn Thursday with a better chance by Thursday afternoon and Thursday night. The weekend looks mostly sunny with highs in the 70’s.
NWS SAYS: From a severe weather standpoint, instability (or lack thereof) is
still the limiting factor, with the region still not under any
official outlook from the SPC. That`s still subject to change, as
this line of storms will be somewhat progressive, it just won`t
have the fuel it needs to sustain itself. With that being said, an
isolated strong storm is not out of the question, with damaging
winds being the main threat with any of this activity. It also
appears as if this line is starting to slow down, in turn,
increasing total rainfall amounts. It looks like most locations
will see between 1-2 inches of rain, with areas of 2+ inches
possible. Any increase in rainfall totals is much needed given the
ongoing drought conditions across the region.
The 10 Day model Blend Temperature Trend. We’re done with freezing temperatures for the foreseeable future.
The Euro Ensemble 16 Day model temperature trend. NO COLD AIR.
DAYS TILL Officially SPRING: 24 days till Spring! Meteorological Spring starts Sunday.
Thanks for reading this Blog this morning. This morning we are LIVE on the radio from 6 to 9 on NewsTalk 93.1. I’ll have another update for you in the 4 o’clock hour tomorrow morning. Have a nice day.
–Rich