Sunny, Warmer

There are some patchy areas of fog and low stratus across the eastern Panhandles this morning, but these should dissipate after 10 a.m. A very nice day is in store as we'll be on the eastern fringe of an amplifying upper ridge over the Rockies. Convergent flow aloft is sustaining two areas of high pressure over Colorado and Kansas. Deep layer subsidence and weak downsloping will allow for abundant sunshine and warmer temperatures. Highs should top out around 55 this afternoon. Winds will be weak this morning, but they will likely become breezy this afternoon with some gusts up to 20 mph. I am worried that some high clouds in the Desert Southwest associated with the southern branch of the jet will graze the area tonight. Still, skies should be mostly clear with light winds and dry air. This will result in decent radiational cooling conditions, which will allow lows to dip down to 32.