Cool Day, Freeze Likely Tonight

I expected our first freeze of the night to be Wednesday morning, but temperatures fell to 30 this morning at Golden Triangle Airport under clear skies and calm winds. I expected the winds to stay up a bit more and keep us above freezing. Nonetheless, temperatures are chilly to start off this morning and it's going to be another cool day as a deep trough is anchored over the Southeast. Even with strong sunshine, we may not get above 56 today with continued cold air advection. Everything will be set up for a stronger freeze tonight with clear skies and calm winds again. Temperatures tomorrow morning could be in the upper 20s when you wake up.

A warming trend begins tomorrow as the deep trough shifts to the east and warm air advection begins. While we'll still be under the influence of the trough, don't expect a major warm up by any means. Still, highs tomorrow will be in the mid 60s. Temperatures continue to warm through the end of the week as we become less influenced by a trough and more influenced by a ridge.