March likely to end with mild temperatures

We are not even officially in spring yet, which begins next Tuesday the 20th, and temperatures lately are more typical of what would be felt in June!  The past two days have reached record high temperatures; Wednesday's high was 79° and Thursday's high was 82°.  Today we'll be back in the upper 70s/low 80s and that trend will continue into the weekend with more record highs in jeopardy.


Not only is this warmth going to continue this weekend but it appears as if the remainder of March will be above average.  As a deepening trough of low pressure in the jet stream pulls down cooler air along the west coast a strengthening ridge of high pressure will build across the Midwest and east coast.  This will keep the warmth and moisture with temperatures likely near 80° once again Tuesday.  Severe weather and heavy rainfall remain possible in the middle of the country as a cut-off low develops Sunday.  We're not really anticipating much of a severe weather threat here next week because as of right now it appears as if that low will remain just to our southwest.