Fog Early, Then Sun Returns

The upper air pattern over the U.S. remains fairly zonal except for the cut-off low in the Southeast, which will remain well east of our area. The zonal pattern won't last long because a very energetic system is moving across the Pacific and will cause a trough to dig into the Western U.S. later today. For the potential impacts of the deepening trough in the West, check out Ryan Aylward's blog. Over the course of the next few days, this deepening trough will also pump the ridge northward for the eastern half of the country. This will bring us a prolonged period of warm and dry weather.

Be careful on your morning commute to work or school this morning as fog covers the entire area. This fog should slowly dissipate within the next few hours, and sunshine will be the rule for the remainder of the day. Today should be a beautiful fall day, but temperatures will slowly begin an upward trend today. Highs this afternoon should be very close to 80, and tomorrow morning temperatures should be in the upper 50s.

**LATE MORNING UPDATE** Low clouds, fog, and mist have stubbornly hung around the area much longer than I anticipated. There are signs of this breaking up within the next couple of hours, but we may not get full clearing until after 3. Due to this, high temperatures may only reach the mid 70s today, but I doubt that will cause many complaints! If you live in Eupora or points west, it's been a beautiful, sunny day so far and highs should still top out in the upper 70s.