Monday, September 2, 2019

Quiet Labor Day, Stormy Tuesday

Leftover moisture from this past weekend's rain carried into the start of Labor Day. This allowed for patchy dense fog to form across the region, reducing visibility at times to under one-quarter of a mile. This did prompt a dense fog advisory to be issued during the morning commute. Foggy conditions will linger through the first half of the day before gradually tapering off as the sun heats the ground. Temperatures started out in the upper 50 - low 60’s this morning, but highs today will land in the lower 80’s.

 Labor Day Monday will feature a bit more sunshine. The clouds may on occasion block the sun, but it appears that much of the day will see sunshine. Some models do hint at a chance for a few spotty showers in the Stateline this afternoon, but it looks like mother nature is going to present us with many dry hours for our Holiday. Definitely a quiet afternoon to fire up the grill, enjoy one last day at the pool, or spend time with the family. Tonight will be partly cloudy for the most part, then clouds will begin to thicken up as we head into our Tuesday morning. This will likely hold our overnight lows in the middle 60’s. Shortly after sunrise, all eyes will be on an approaching line of thunderstorms moving in from the north. This line of storms could bring a round of strong to severe thunderstorms.

The Storm Prediction Center has placed a good portion of the viewing area under a SLIGHT RISK (2 out of 5) for severe weather. The rest remains under a MARGINAL RISK (level 1 our of 5). The primary concerns with tomorrow morning’s storms will be gusty winds approaching 60 mph and a quick round of heavy rain. While an isolated tornado cannot be ruled out, it appears this line will be on the weakening trend by the time it gets to the Stateline. This line will also take a good chunk of the energy out of the atmosphere. But another round of showers and storms seems to fire up during the afternoon as the main cold front works through the area.

Before this cold front comes through, breezy conditions will overtake the region. Warm winds  out of the southwest could gust up to 35 mph at times starting late in the morning and stretching through the afternoon. This should allow our temperatures to climb into the mid-upper 80s. Behind the cold front, a high pressure system will filter in plenty of dry and cooler air into the region. Highs on Wednesday and Thursday will be much more fall-like, in the low 70s.

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