Friday, March 11, 2011

Flooding along the Ohio River creates problems today. All other flood warnings have been allowed to expire today as swollen creeks and rivers will recede through the weekend. Meanwhile, that low pressure center continues its northeastward track along the Atlantic Coast today. High pressure will move in and allow for a much needed break in the clouds & precip later today and tonight. So mixed precip will gradually come to an end this evening for many of our low-lying areas. A few light snow flurries will linger in some of our northern mountain counties tonight with an inch or two accumulating into Saturday early morning.  We're expecting an overnight low tonight at or just above freezing.

At the surface, a southwest air flow will bring warmer temperatures and generally mild conditions into Saturday. Temps will hit the upper 50s during the day on Saturday. Weak low pressure will skirt the northern zones Saturday evening and again on Sunday evening. Limited moisture aloft will keep precip on the lighter side. Still, we could see a few light snow flurries in the higher elevations and isolated light rain showers for our low-lying areas. Look for a high Sunday in the mid to upper 40s. Lows over the next few nights will be in the lower 30s/upper 20s.

There are still a few question marks regarding the timing of another weak low pressure system for Monday night. For now, it looks like we'll see a similar setup for Monday. Expect a few light rain showers in our low-lying areas, light upslope snow flurries in our higher elevations with highs in the mid to upper 40s.

Warmer temperatures and drier conditions are on tap for the rest of next week! By mid-week daytime highs will top out in the upper 50s...mid to upper 60s before the weekend!!