A Gorgeous Weekend Ahead and Another Warmup

You can't ask for better weather to end Thanksgiving week.  We had lots of sunshine and hit the mid to upper 60's this afternoon!  An unseasonably, yet beautiful Friday with temperatures that were 20 degrees above average.  The past few weeks we've been temperatures that were 20 degrees below average, but we finally got the 180.


The reason this happened was because of the placement of a high pressure system and low pressure system.  The low was positioned north of us, while the high was positioned south of us.  This allowed for a channeling of warm, dry air into our area, which is how we got into the mid 60's.  The fact that it was dry air allowed for less cloud cover, which helped us warm up even more.

We stay fairly warm this evening in the 50's, with chances for drizzle kicking in around 9pm.  However, those chances will only be confined to the state line itself.  The longest the drizzle would last would be until midnight, but more than likely will end a little after 11pm.

Once we get towards midnight, any remaining cloud cover will clear out.  This, along with our winds shifting out of the northwest, will cool us down quickly for the rest of the overnight, bringing us back down into the mid 30's.  However, it'll also be a little breezy during the overnight, so wind chills will be in the mid 20's.

We're looking to get a gorgeous start to the weekend as we'll get another sunny day, although temperatures will only hit the upper 40's.  If you're heading out to Stroll on State we'll be sunny with temperatures around 48° by 2pm, but if you plan on going during the evening you'll want to bundle up because temperatures will drop quickly after sundown, hitting around 33° by 9pm.

Along with a beautiful start we also get a gorgeous end to the weekend with highs around 50° and more sunshine for your Sunday.  Along with that, we've got another warmup on the way!  Once we get to Sunday evening, our winds will begin to shift out of the southwest again.  This time it's being due solely to a high pressure system that'll track south of us.

Once this happens, the warm and dry air will return to our area.  We won't hit the mid 60's again, but we are expected to hit the mid 50's, which will still be nice after all the cold we've dealt with this 'Fall.'

Our next chances for rain arrive on Tuesday and then again during the late night hours of Wednesday, but then the sunshine returns to end the work week.  After Monday, temperatures will remain in the 40's for the rest of the week.