Uncle
Posted by Pete Bouchard
With wind chills bottoming out in the 15 to 20 below range tonight, I think most of us can say enough is enough (..is enough - for you fans of Barbra Streisand). We'll grimace through one more bitterly cold morning before we call off the hounds and call it a cold spell.
Tough to reason with Old Man Winter when he has us bound and gagged with highs in the teens and lows in the single digits, but I think with the upper atmosphere showing some signs of warming this weekend, we can start to pry out the numbing cold and get back to something more tolerable.
That's not to say we are in the clear. Both mornings this weekend feature temperatures in the single digits and low 10s. But with a good supply of sun and afternoons recovering to the 20s, it's a start.
What never got a start was this little storm Friday night. Like a star college prospect, it had a lot of potential, but it never quite made it on the national scene. Arctic cold can sometimes be a storm's worst enemy, chewing away at the moisture field and leaving it with flurries and snowshowers. That's exactly what's happening with Friday night's "storm":
Much ado about flurries.
Long range, the temperatures get back above freezing and then some. Overall pattern seems a little dry, with the next shot of showers (yes, liquid) in the middle of next week.
Stay warm.
Pete
Pulling The Fade
Posted by Chris Lambert
Our fun in the sun ends this afternoon as morning sunshine fades behind thickening clouds. As those clouds increase, a few showers break out this afternoon from west to east, with the highest chance for rain late afternoon and this evening. Most of the showers are light, especially the early afternoon ones, but a heavier shower or two is possible near day's end and early this evening. Highs reach the mid to upper 60s around noon, then fall back to near 60 mid to late afternoon thanks to scattered showers. These showers are brought to us by a warm front.
Back and Forth
Posted by Chris Lambert
Quite a few clouds in the sky at times this afternoon, but the atmosphere lacked ample moisture to produce showers, so we made out just fine with temps near 70. Even the coast made it well into the 60s before the onshore wind knocked temps back.
Pretty Good Weekend Overall
Posted by Chris Lambert
Sure, it's a cool start with many of the suburbs down into the upper 30s and lower 40s, but we'll warm up quickly through the day as that sun helps us out.
Strong Finish
Posted by Chris Lambert
An overall cooler day, but also a great end to the workweek as highs neared 70, low humidity continued and plenty of sunshine dominated the skies. Now all we need is this to continue through the weekend right?