If you're thinking to yourself, "Wow, it's been a warm fall so far," or even, "Are we actually in fall?", you're certainly not alone. This fall has been one for the record books. Since September 1, we've recorded 64 days with highs at or above 60°, setting a new record for most up until November 9th. The previous record was 63 days back in 1963 and 1956. There's a great chance we'll add one more day to this impressive total before our next shot of cold air arrives.
Today will be a copy-and-paste of yesterday's nice weather. With high pressure briefly building in behind today's frontal passage, expect abundant sunshine and highs in the low 60s. The main difference is the wind which will be out of the northwest and noticeably lighter as the cold front pulls away.
Tomorrow's clipper-like storm system will bring the chance for scattered sprinkles and showers starting around the morning commute, continuing into the early to mid afternoon hours. On the backside of the system, much colder air will wrap in and spill across the Great Lakes, setting the stage for a massive drop in daily highs and lows. Highs Wednesday will still manage to reach the low 50s, but will then tumble for both Thursday and Friday.
As we've seen throughout much of this fall, any shots of colder air have been short-lived, with temperatures quickly rebounding to above-average levels. That trend appears likely to continue. The latest outlooks from the Climate Prediction Center continue to favor a higher probability of above-average temperatures in the days leading to Thanksgiving.
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