Low Morning Clouds, S

A low stratus deck and steady winds kept the low temperature around 30 overnight. These pesky low clouds should begin to break up by late this morning, but another fast moving upper level disturbance will increase cloud cover again late this afternoon and evening. The timing of both of these will be critical to the high temperature. If the low clouds can break up by 10:00 this morning, I think we can reach the lower 50s, but I'm afraid the clouds don't dissipate until after 11:00 so I'll forecast a high of 49. With clouds around again tonight and winds turning to a westerly direction, I think we'll end up around 30 again tomorrow morning.

The eastern trough/western ridge pattern begins to break down tomorrow with moderating temperatures. We'll likely have low clouds again tomorrow morning, but afternoon sunshine should warm us up to 56. Even warmer weather is in store for Sunday. High clouds will likely increase Sunday afternoon, but the high should be able to reach 64. Big changes are in store early next week as an arctic air mass and a Gulf low impact our weather. Some wintry weather still looks possible with this storm, but there likely won't be enough moisture in our area to create major problems. Looking even further into the future, it looks like we turn mild again late next week and into the weekend. I'll have another post later today that will break down the threat for wintry weather in our area.