Tuesday, March 15, 2011

Low pressure system brings overcast skies and light rain showers this afternoon into early Wednesday. Breezy ridge tops and some patchy freezing rain is possible in only the highest elevations tonight. Elsewhere, temperatures will stay in the upper 30s and a changeover to mixed precip is not expected.

A few leftover rain showers will stick around through early Wednesday. Showers will be tapering off and clouds will begin to break up as the day progresses. Daytime temperatures will stay modest, in the low to mid 50s. High pressure will begin to build over the area Wednesday afternoon/evening. This will set the stage for the Springtime weather we've been looking for!

Skies will stay mostly clear Wednesday night into Thursday. But patchy fog will develop Thursday morning. That high pressure along with plenty of sunshine and a steady southwest air flow will put daytime temperatures in the upper 60s during the day Thursday.

We'll see a similar set up for Friday...Only, temperatures will top out a few degrees warmer in the low 70s on Friday. But another weak low pressure system is on tap for Friday night. So clouds will be on the increase. But rain showers will be limited this weekend. We could see strong wind gusts as a cold front crosses the mountains Friday night. This will keep temperatures in check this weekend. Highs will struggle to touch 60, while lows fall into the low to mid 30s at night...Next week starts dry with warmer air returning to the forecast. Better chances for rain comes Tuesday/Wednesday next week.