Precipitation: None
Sky conditions: A mix of sun and clouds
Wind: 12 mph from the west
Temperature: 49 degrees
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| Today's jet stream map shows high-level winds impacting our area from west to east, instead of more from the north. |
Today's Rant
What a difference a week can make! Last Monday we were seeing temperatures below zero, and today we are threatening to go above 50 degrees! As I last predicted on Friday, we have had no real weather events to speak of the last couple of days, other than the consistent rise in temperature. We have finally gotten some relief from the cold air masses to the north, partially thanks to the jet stream. As shown in the image above, we are seeing high-level winds in a more west-to-east pattern. As recently as last week, and most of this winter, we were seeing these same winds coming from a more north/northwesterly direction. This was bringing us the extremely cold weather pattern as the continental polar air mass in Canada pushed its way down into our area. Now that things have leveled out more, we are seeing more average (and actually above average) temperatures.
Forecast for Tomorrow
We are going to see winds from the north once again tomorrow, but don't worry, it shouldn't impact our temperatures too much. It certainly won't be as warm as today, but we should stay above freezing. There are some areas of low pressure hanging out just to our north today, and those will be coming south along with those winds, so that brings cloud cover and a chance at some precipitation as well. Overall, it should be an alright day.
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