Wednesday, October 22, 2008

Plentiful Sunshine, Warmer

A very strong trough is digging into the central part of the country and will bring severe weather to Texas and Oklahoma in the warm sector and blizzard conditions to Kansas and Nebraska in the cold sector. Quite a dynamic storm system, but that is common during transition seasons as the troughs become shorter in wavelength and more amplified.

Our weather won't be impacted by the powerful storm system until Thursday and possibly Friday now. Other than a few passing clouds today, we should have another beautiful fall day with pleasant but mild temperatures. It didn't get quite as warm as I expected yesterday because 850 mb temperatures were overdone by the models. With 850 mb temperatures forecast to be a bit warmer today, I'm still undercutting the models but expecting highs in the mid 70s. When you wake up tomorrow morning, it should be another cool morning with temperatures in the lower 50s.

Big changes are due in here tomorrow and Friday as the powerful trough and associated cold front approach the area. Models continue to slow the progression of the system down and our best rain chances may come on Friday now. Either way, both days look to be much cooler with a chance of rain and thunderstorms. Gotta love fall!

2 comments:

Rob Hart said...

Next week could be interesting too!

Anonymous said...

Hey Rob! Yeah, that's quite a trough coming through and there is excellent support from models and ensembles of a cool snap. Hopefully we can get some storms! Hope you get at least some drier air with the trough. :-)