A pretty ‘blah’ weather pattern this week with mild temperatures no “impactful” weather through Saturday. That is the good news. The bad news is that it won’t be fully sunny. Instead, we will have to deal with morning fog, cloudy skies and the occasional chance for drizzle, light rain and some rumbles of thunder.
Manageable! Better than tornadoes! But, certainly not “nice” weather if you like sunshine and crisp Winter air.
Looking at the temperature anomalies by midweek, you can see that we will be parked under some seasonal warmth with highs about 10 to 15 degrees warmer than normal. While all of the cold air from Canada continues to slip by to the north and push into the Northeast.
We won’t shake the warmth until we get through Sunday and into Monday of next week. That is when cooler air behind the next system will push into the area.
Ahead of that push of cooler air, we will likely see some showers and storms. And I think severe weather will be another possibility.
How bad? Unknown at this point. But given how much Gulf air we are going to park over the area in the coming days, I don’t think we can rule it out. The bigger question we need to ask (and find out) is how potent will the cold air be behind this system? And how far north with the secondary warm front push?
Those two questions will likely determine the severe weather potential and those are simply unknowable at this point.
DAY TO DAY FORECAST
Today
Some patchy fog with mostly cloudy skies this morning. Things should clear up a bit this afternoon to become partly sunny. Highs in the mid 70s.
Tonight
Mostly cloudy. Patchy fog after midnight. Lows around 60s.
Tuesday
Patchy fog with clouds in the morning. Partly cloudy by afternoon. Highs in the upper 70s. South winds 5 to 10 mph with gusts up to 20 mph.
Tuesday Night
Mostly cloudy. Patchy fog after midnight. Lows in the lower 60s.
Wednesday
Morning fog, afternoon sun. Highs in the upper 70s.
Wednesday Night
Mostly clear in the evening, then becoming partly cloudy. Lows around 60.
Thursday
Mostly sunny. Highs around 80.
Thursday Night
Increasing clouds. Lows in the lower 60s.
Friday
A few morning showers possible. Cloudy. Highs in the mid 70s. Chance of rain 20 percent.
Friday Night
Partly cloudy. Lows around 55.
Saturday
Mostly sunny. Highs around 70.
Saturday Night
Increasing clouds with a few showers and storms possible. Lows in the lower 50s. Chance of rain 30 percent.
Sunday
Partly sunny with storms possible. Highs in the upper 60s. Chance of rain 40 percent.
