Mostly Cloudy, Warmer Today

The upper air pattern transitioned over the weekend as expected except for one minor fly in the ointment. The pesky upper low that moved through the area last week moved back to the west over the weekend and was responsible for the cloudy and cool conditions. I doubt too many people had complaints about that! The upper low has since weakened, but there is still enough low-level moisture to support mostly cloudy skies today.

The area is otherwise dominated by a strong ridge that extends well into the Great Lakes region along with a strong trough anchored over the Desert Southwest. This pattern will persist for the next few days before breaking down by the end of the week. Despite the fact that most of the day will be cloudy, highs should still manage to top out in the lower 80s. If clouds hang around into the overnight hours, morning lows will likely be in the mid 60s tomorrow. If there are less clouds, look for lows to bottom out in the lower 60s. Our next chance of rain doesn't appear to be until Friday.