Tuesday, March 27, 2012

Lovely Weather Through the Week. Isolated Chance for Showers and Storms Midweek with Better Chances for the Weekend.

Quite a cool-like day compared to the massive warmth we have been experiencing.  Locations across those who were affected by the dry canadian high providing the cooler air, mainly the NC folks, experienced temperatures only getting into the 60s instead of the 70s and 80s that have been a part of our weather for some time.  Tonight the lows will drop down into the 40s and back up into the 70s to around 80 tomorrow in those same areas as the warmer air will push in from the west while the rest of the Southeast will continue to experience the ever-persistent warmth.

A weak cold front will slide south with time and bring a chance of showers and a few thunderstorms up in the Appalachians and TN for tomorrow but only expect isolated at best east of there for Wednesday night through early Thursday.  We remain dry for the most part across the Southeast until the weekend with another system that holds a little more promise for rain and some storms as well for the weekend.        

Tuesday, March 20, 2012

Same Old Song Throughout the Week. First Official Day of Spring is Here.

I don't expect much change throughout the week across the Southeast as we should remain quite warm with a chance for showers and thunderstorms throughout the week each day.  For areas further west in the region, those chances increase some so places across AL and MS for example stand a better chance for such activity.  Highs will continue to remain generally in the 70s and 80s for the rest of this week.  Just keep an eye on the sky (and radar) each day if you plan to head out.  The pattern represents that of what we typically see during summer afternoons and evenings so this is quite unusual to jump into such so early and during March of all months on top of that.  Might as well be calling today the first day of LATE Spring with this kind of behavior featured in the pattern.  Almost makes me dread Summer but of course as everyone should know, what happens in Spring doesn't necessarily translate into how it is toward Summer (e.g. a warm Spring that becomes a cool Summer).  We'll see once we get into April and May but here's to rooting for a less brutal Summer in the distance future.  Would hate to see a repeat of consistent 90 degree heat rear its ugly head  with little to no relief.

Monday, March 12, 2012

Increased Chance for Showers and Storms Tomorrow. Big Warmth Still on the Way with Another Shower/Thunderstorm Potential for the Weekend

Today is only the beginning of what will be really considered a warm pattern as highs will be in the 60s and 70s with clouds and showers on the increase.  A few thunderstorms may occur in spots later today but I expect an increased chance of some sort for tomorrow for the folks further east so it's moreso than my previous thinking, which makes this look like a 30-40 percent kind of deal now.  The showers and storms should eventually pull out for later tomorrow and allow for things to clear during the nighttime hours.

After that system departs, highs still look like they will soar well into the 70s but now it looks like low 80s could be in store for more locations on Wednesday.  This warmth will last for the rest of this week afterwards and at least into early next week with another chance of showers and storms over the upcoming weekend.  Spring is definitely making its appearance as if it already hasn't done so but now I'm beginning to wonder if Summer is trying to move into our region for an early visit...

Have a good day.     

Friday, March 9, 2012

Back Again In the Saddle. Rain for the Overnight and Early Day Friday Period. Clearing Out for the Weekend with Cooler Temperatures and then Gradually Warm Up.

After much patience on getting a new monitor, I am back once more to update again.  I apologize for not putting out something for the previous severe weather threat, as that was around the time that I had officially lost both of my CRT monitors.  The new one is a Samsung SyncMaster 710N flatscreen.  MUCH easier to handle with more room available.  No wonder no one seems to manufacture CRTs anymore...

Rain will push through our region for the overnight and throughout the early portion of Friday.  I suspect that everyone clears out by the afternoon and/or early evening with cooler temperatures; likely earlier the further west you live from the cold front.  Highs backing down a good bit into the 50s and low 60s for eastern folks on Saturday but again areas further west will have already felt the effects of the passing cold front by then so they should warm up back into the 60s on the same day before places further east do. From there, it looks to remain warm and dry our eastern friends until the next system moves in, which will bring a chance of some fashion for showers and thunderstorms in places such as Nashville, TN and Birmingham, AL for early next week.  The precipitation may gradually dry out as it progresses further east to where it's just mostly cloudy skies or possibly even more sun but for now will go with partly-mostly cloudy skies with a slight chance of showers across areas for the Carolinas and parts of GA throughout the first half of next week.

Modeling indicating that highs could once again attempt to soar into the mid-upper 70s to around 80 across the Southeast later next week so we'll see if that comes to pass.  To be honest, it kind of scares me to see us already warming up so much in March, but of course if you recall from 2010, some places saw mid-upper 80s to around 90 for highs during early April so it's not impossible but definitely above average for that time of year.  I won't go into detail regarding what Summer could hold just yet but hopefully this is not a precursor to how hot it may be for the next season.  Until then, I'm glad to be back once again and hopefully this new monitor won't burn out or have any other issues before then. You all (including myself) can thank my 8th grade math teacher from middle school for making this possible.  He just happened to have a spare one lying around and decided to just give it away.  Just goes to show that there are still plenty of kind folks out there in this day and age.

Have a great weekend and I will update if any big changes arise for next week.