Wednesday, January 6, 2010

Increasing Clouds, Slightly Warmer

Light winds have allowed temperatures to drop into the mid teens again this morning. Today will easily be the warmest day of the the next five days, but it will still remain on the chilly side. The arctic air mass currently in place began modifying yesterday and will continue to do so today. Also, a clipper coming out of Canada will swing southeast today and will contribute to a slight increase in temperatures throughout the troposphere. The majority of the day should be sunny, but a few high clouds may arrive early this evening. Highs should be able to top out around 39 before any clouds arrive. Tonight may be the warmest night for almost a week due to an increase in cloud cover and a weak southerly wind component developing. The clipper will swing closer towards the region, but I feel like any precipitation should hold off until after sunrise tomorrow morning. The low will be around 25 in the morning.

It still looks like we'll see some snow tomorrow, but there may be a brief period of some sleet mixed in at the onset of the event. The sleet may begin after 10 a.m. tomorrow morning, but I'm expecting the bulk of the precipitation to affect the area from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. As is usually the case with these clippers, there won't be a ton of moisture associated with it. However, I think we stand to see up to an inch of snow once all is said and done. As a result, roads may become slick tomorrow afternoon so be careful if you have to do any traveling.

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