Thursday, March 19, 2015

Return of Winter Weather?

Friday marks the first day of spring, and it will surely feel like it! Sinking air moving in behind an area of high pressure will allow the morning clouds to decrease, the sun will come out and temperatures warm into the mid and upper 50s. But, will the first full weekend of spring feel like it?



The answer to that is 50/50. A cold front will drop south from the north late Friday night. The front will come through dry but will bring in much cooler air. However, the air looks to slowly move in so it's possible to get another 50° day from Saturday before temperatures crash later in the afternoon.

An area of low pressure develops near the back end of the cold front over the Plains. That's the low we're keeping an eye on that could bring another taste of winter by the end of the weekend. The track of the low will help to determine if we see any flurries mix with the rain as that system moves closer. Cold air will already be in place, so we could see a rain and snow mixture. If the low tracks farther north it will help keep the colder air north as well.  However, if it tracks a little further south, we may have a slushy & messy Sunday night.

We do see the 50s again, but the middle of the week, also another shot at some rain comes Tuesday night into Wednesday.

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