Tuesday, January 29, 2008

Gusty breezes...more rain on Friday

After a mild Tuesday, a cold front bringing showers will then usher in slightly cooler air for the middle of the week...with some very gusty west-northwest breezes. The wind in the morning could be 15-25 mph sustained, then diminishing a bit by evening. Thursday will be a quiet but seasonably cool day with temperatures in the 40s. Clouds will be on the increase as our next developing system comes our way. This storm will track well to our north and west, potentially bringing significant snow to parts of the Midwest and Lower Great Lakes. We'll see some rain on Friday, with the heaviest precipitation likely to be north and west of us.

A nice weekend in the wake of the storm...

High pressure will build over the Mid-Atlantic behind this storm and the upper flow should be conducive to rather mild air. We should see temperatures well into the 50s each afternoon Saturdya through Monday, and I wouldn't be surprised if we jump into the 60s. The next rain chances will come by mid-week.

Longer range...

No changes today in the longer range data. I still don't see the very cold air up north plunging south all that quickly, but more gradually. The main system to drag it south will likely impact us on Feb. 9th. It does look like we'll be somewhat colder the week of Feb. 11th, but how long that cold spell will last is rather uncertain at this point.

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