Thursday, July 7, 2011

    Upper level moisture will be on the increase as a trough & weak frontal boundary affect our area tonight into Friday. Showers and a few storms on tap for tongiht & Friday. We'll kick up our heels for a nice weekend. Forecast will stay hot & dry with lots of sunshine into the first part of nex week. We'll get wet with another cold front Tuesday.

    Typical summertime forecast today...Mostly sunny, hot & kinda humid with highs settling in just below 90. Upper level instability along the frontal boundary could trigger showers and storms by mid/late afternoon, especially in the northern & mountain counties. Elsewhere, showers & thunder of the isolated variety will begin to fire overnight. We'll stay cloudy and warm overnight with lows in the mid 60s.

    Front will get hung up over our area Friday. We'll keep cloudy skies, scattered showers and thunder in the forecast during the day. Plenty of available moisture will accompany the system. There is a good chance that any storms that do develop Friday will dump lots of rain, although no significant water hazards are foreseen. Friday night will stay cloudy with lingering showers and isolated thunder into early Saturday morning. Lows will fall into the lower 60s.

    By Saturday morning, high pressure will quickly kick out the low level moisture leftover from Friday night. A few scattered clouds will linger, allowing for some shade during the day Saturday. But we still have lots of sunshine is on tap this weekend. Highs Saturday will be in the mid to upper 80s. Sunday will be the best for outdoor recreation, swimming & catching rays. Things will heat up Sunday and Monday. Lots of solar radiation, highs in the low 90s always necessitates the friendly reminder for folks to be aware of the effects of dehydration, heat exhaustion and other heat related health problems. Always stay hydrated. Take lots of breaks, seek shade and check on loved ones...Looks like we'll have another chance for rain with a cold front Tuesday of next week.

    In the East Pacific Ocean...NHC has given the highlighted area nearly a 100% chance of tropical cyclone development in the next 24-48 hours. Elsewhere in the Atlantic, cloudiness and moderate instability lend to a few areas of interest but no significant development is expected at this time.