A Slow Moderating Trend for the Upcoming Week

3/17/07 3:30pm

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Now, on to the weather...

Today's model runs are still showing our next storm system moving into the region late Sun. night and continuing into Mon. night. At the moment, a wintry mix at the onset of precip. is still possible, but I think areas North of I-275 still stand the best chance at seeing this. Again, I do not anticipate any travel problems at this time. I'll continue to monitor. On Monday, it'll be all rain for everyone and the rains should really get going in the afternoon. I think .25-.50" of rain is possible with this system. Temps. on Sunday still look to remain in the 40s with temps. rising into the lower 50s on Monday.

High pressure will briefly build in for Tues, as the front will stall to our South. Highs on Tues. will be similar to Monday. On Wed., the front will lift North as a warm front in response to a trough moving in from the West and a ridge developing over the SE Coast. As the warm front lifts Northward thru the region, temps. will continue to moderate, and warm close to 60 degrees. Also, a chance of showers and perhaps a few thunderstorms will be possible Wed. afternoon as well.

On Thurs. and Fri., we will be in the warm sector as the warm front is to our North and a cold front is situated from near Chicago SW to North of St. Louis SW to Dallas. Currently, the models are not showing any focusing mechanism to get any storms going, so as of this post, I am keeping Thurs. and Fri. dry. Temps. on Thurs. should reach the mid 60s and close to 70 by Fri.

Long Term Outlook:

Fri. night and Sat., the cold front should be affecting the region with showers and T-storms. Currently, next Sun. appears to be dry. After that, March 27-28th, the models are showing a strong storm system moving in with big time rains possible here, especially on the 28th. We will also need to keep an eye on the threat for Severe T-storms as well. Another front drops down from Canada March 31-Apr 1st with a chilly shot of air to begin the new month. As I have been saying for a while now, a couple of severe weather threats look possible during the last week of March.

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