Despite the passage of a morning "cold" front, temperatures have managed to climb into the 70s area wide thanks to abundant sunshine and dry air moving in behind this morning's front. Noticeably cooler tonight into your Tuesday morning. Dry air, clear skies, and calm winds will allow for a chilly night tonight with temperatures dropping into the 40s area wide.
High pressure will remain in control and keep a lid on our atmosphere through the end of the week. High pressure at the upper levels of the atmosphere promotes sinking air over the area. We need rising air, or upper level low pressure to get some rain around here. These areas of low pressure have been passing over the area, however, the atmosphere has just been so dry that no storms, let alone rain, is able to develop.
Highs this week are forecast to be well above average for this time of year in the 70s and lower 80s. Keep in mind the average or normal high for this time of year is in the 60s.
Average High: 65°
Average Low: 45°
Forecast Breakdown: Valid Tonight through Friday Night
Tonight: 47° | Mostly clear & cool | Wind: N/SW calm-5 mph
Tuesday: 81° | Mostly sunny & warm | Wind: SW 5-10 mph
Tuesday Night: 50° | Clear & cool | Wind: calm
Wednesday: 79° | Sunny & warm | Wind: SSE 10 mph
Wednesday Night: 53° | Mostly clear & cool | Wind: SE 5-10 mph
Thursday: 80° | Mostly sunny, warm, breezy| Wind: S 5-15 mph
Thursday Night: 59° | Partly cloudy/mostly cloudy and noticeably milder | Wind: S 10 mph
Friday: 80° | Partly cloudy, warm, breezy | Wind: S 10-15 mph
Friday Night: 60° | Mostly cloudy and mild | Wind: S 10 mph
Extended Outlook:
Long range forecast models are indicating some changes may arrive to shake this stagnant weather pattern up by late weekend into next week in the form of some rain chances and a stronger cold front.
We've got time to watch this, but it is exciting to at least see the possibility of some rain and some cooler weather returning to the area. Enjoy the spring-like weather for now.
6-10 Day Precipitation Outlook (courtesy of the Climate Prediction Center) indicating the potential for slightly above normal rainfall for next week...this forecast is valid for FEB 21-25, 2016
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