Monday, April 9, 2012

Beautiful Weather for the Week With Yet Another Big Cooldown During Mid-Week. Then Warming Up Again

Not much to really say for this week considering the dry look across the Southeast for much of this week.  Highs look to get from the upper 60s to low-mid 70s for today and tomorrow.  By the middle of this week, however, another blast of strong cool air will push into the region and that will drop the temperatures down quite a bit compared to what we have been seeing.  Some locations across TN and NC on Wednesday may only get to the low 60s for highs with lows backing off into the mid-upper 30s, and that looks to be the case also for lows on Thursday morning.  This also means folks across the mountains will be dipping to freezing again with gusty winds as the cold front transitions southeast and departs from the region so it will feel chilly up that way.  Eventually we will warm back up as another ridge builds in and highs return into the 70s and 80s for the rest of this week.  Other than the slight chance of showers and storms for locations further west, mostly everyone should remain dry as it stands now.

Take care and have a good day.  Hope your Easter celebration went well.

Sunday, April 1, 2012

A New Month with Significant Warmth in the Works for Early Week. More Shower/Storm Chances Through the Week and Then a Cool Down Toward the Weekend.

After having a few storms erupt with a bit of an attitude in some locations across the Southeast, things are finally beginning to quiet down for tonight.  We should return to drier conditions for at least today and on Monday.  Highs on those days could push into the upper 80s to around 90, which will be a first for some this year.  I suspect if temperatures do warm to such, we could be having it flirt with or reach the 90 degree mark and possibly tie or break records.  Definitely not early April-like weather.

Later in the week, shower and storm chances should increase some so that will be returning into the picture but temperatures will not be as warm so its more like what we have been experiencing (70s to around the mid 80s). There is indication that by Friday, cooler air will filter into the region and some places will see temperatures back off some, especially for some locations across the Carolinas where highs may only get into the upper 60s to low 70s, which would fit a more Spring-like feeling instead of Summer.  Of course, that will already have affected places further west toward spots like Jackson, MS by mid-week with only the mid-upper 70s for them.