Wednesday, February 4, 2009

The Next Week and Beyond...

There may be a few flurries lingering over the area this evening, otherwise it will be quiet for several days. The big chill is back though, and temperatures will struggle to reach the freezing mark tomorrow, with overnight lows in the teens. By Friday afternoon, temperatures will begin to rebound, and we should reach the upper 40s, which is seasonable for early February.

A mild weekend...and early next week...

Temperatures should soar into the 60s this weekend, with a taste of spring in the air. West-southwest breezes will be a bit gusty at times and an approaching front could trigger a shower or two on Sunday. However, this front will weaken and high pressure will take back control by Monday. Temperatures will lower slightly (back into the 50s) on Monday, but should jump back above 60 on Tuesday.

Colder later next week...

All of our computer data suggests the next blast of cold will arrive later next week, just in time for Valentine's Day. We'll see how long it lasts. Some of the longer range data shows a colder second half of the month, but I'm not going to jump to any conclusions right now. It appears we have a weak La Nina developing and if you watched the Winter Outlook, you know that I felt this could impact our temperatures during February (possibly boosting the overall month above average).

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