Low pressure & warm, moist air mass lifts north into our area out of the southern states bringing sun/cloud mix & muggy conditions today. Weakening frontal boundary will trigger fragmented rain showers tonight. Great Lakes low pressure will set up a deep trough across eastern US, keeping unsettled weather in the forecast Friday through the weekend. Southwesterly air flow on the east side of the counterclockwise rotating low will keep above average daytime temps on tap over the weekend. Low pressure will meander into the Northeast by the middle of next week.
For tonight...weakening upper level low pressure & near saturated air mass will prompt a few passing showers, mainly in the mountains. Otherwise we have another muggy night with some fog & lows in the lower 60s under mostly cloudy skies.
Friday...we'll start Friday dry with a few peaks of sunshine during the day. A steady southwesterly air flow will continue to feed warm air into the region putting highs in the low/mid 70s. Great Lakes low pressure will dominate the forecast from Friday evening through Saturday & Sunday. Skies will stay mainly cloudy as bands of moisture provide focus for scattered wrap around rain showers. Periods of locally heavy rainfall may trigger high water problems for our mountain counties and points east this weekend.
But our weekend weather will not be a total loss. Expect occasional breaks in the action, especially later in the day Saturday when perhaps even a dry slot develops over the mountain state. Am expecting temperatures to stay a few degrees above average through the weekend, especially further east where warmer air has a stronger foothold. Weekend highs are expected to reach the mid 70s with lows falling into the mid/upper 50s.
The gloomy forecast will linger into the first part of next week as that Great Lakes low pressure finally progresses eastward across the Appalachian Mountains. This will allow for slightly cooler temperatures and scattered showers Monday & Tuesday of next week. Lookin' for new rainfall amounts around an inch with an inch and a quarter possible on the eastern slopes. Then our forecast will dry out by Wednesday of next week.
Low pressure over the Great Lakes will retrograde over the Northern Plains, tossing abundant clouds & scattered showers over the Ohio Valley & Mid Atlantic states this weekend, exit to the Northeast late Tuesday, leaving up to 1.25 inches of new rain. Click to enlarge!
For tonight...weakening upper level low pressure & near saturated air mass will prompt a few passing showers, mainly in the mountains. Otherwise we have another muggy night with some fog & lows in the lower 60s under mostly cloudy skies.
Friday...we'll start Friday dry with a few peaks of sunshine during the day. A steady southwesterly air flow will continue to feed warm air into the region putting highs in the low/mid 70s. Great Lakes low pressure will dominate the forecast from Friday evening through Saturday & Sunday. Skies will stay mainly cloudy as bands of moisture provide focus for scattered wrap around rain showers. Periods of locally heavy rainfall may trigger high water problems for our mountain counties and points east this weekend.
But our weekend weather will not be a total loss. Expect occasional breaks in the action, especially later in the day Saturday when perhaps even a dry slot develops over the mountain state. Am expecting temperatures to stay a few degrees above average through the weekend, especially further east where warmer air has a stronger foothold. Weekend highs are expected to reach the mid 70s with lows falling into the mid/upper 50s.
The gloomy forecast will linger into the first part of next week as that Great Lakes low pressure finally progresses eastward across the Appalachian Mountains. This will allow for slightly cooler temperatures and scattered showers Monday & Tuesday of next week. Lookin' for new rainfall amounts around an inch with an inch and a quarter possible on the eastern slopes. Then our forecast will dry out by Wednesday of next week.
Low pressure over the Great Lakes will retrograde over the Northern Plains, tossing abundant clouds & scattered showers over the Ohio Valley & Mid Atlantic states this weekend, exit to the Northeast late Tuesday, leaving up to 1.25 inches of new rain. Click to enlarge!
