Nice, Spring Weather Arriving

It may seem not to spring-like right now, with temperatures in the upper 30's and extremely dry air, but a major change is coming once again.  A rather large upper level ridge will anchor itself across the Central and Eastern United States by tomorrow.  Tomorrow, it is expected that southerly winds will bring in a much warmer air mass to the region, with temperatures rising from the mid 20's to the lower and mid 50's by Saturday afternoon.  On Sunday, strong warm air advection with the low levels ahead of a storm system ejecting out of the American Southwest will cause temperatures to jump into the lower and mid 60's, with possibly windy conditions.  By Sunday afternoon, clouds should cause skies to become partly cloudy and by evening mostly cloudy.  Sunday night lows will likely be in the lower 50's, as showers and thunderstorms move through the area, especially after 3 a.m.  Most shower and thunderstorm activity will move out of the area by mid to late morning.   After this, depending on the amount of cloud cover, temperatures should rise into the mid 60's by Monday afternoon.  On Tuesday, clear skies, warm southerly winds and a strong upper level ridge will allow temperatures to jump to near 70.  For the rest of next week, it looks as if temperatures will remain in the upper 60's and lower 70's, even through next weekend.  Stay tuned for further updates.

New Forecast

For anyone who wants a forecast, I have just updated the Experimental Forecast Page.  Right now, I do not have time to write a blog post explaining everything, but the forecast should answer most of your questions.  For a little bit of forecast information; I am becoming a bit concerned for yet another major severe weather outbreak across the Ohio Valley, Tennessee Valley, and even the lower Great Lakes by late this weekend and early next week.  The details are unclear right now, but I will continue to watch the situation.  Another bit of information is that it doesn't look like any major or sustained cold air will make it into the United States for the next several weeks.  If this is true, it might mean that we have just our last shot at winter, with the snow flurries this weekend.  Everybody its time to get out the summer clothes, because spring has just arrived!