Tuesday, March 2, 2010

Tuesday Weather

Today was the first day of what looks to be an extended period of milder weather as any real cold arctic air will be bottled up in Canada for the foreseeable future.
A ridge of high pressure will move eastward out of the Rockies and basically sit right over Greater Nebraska for the next couple of days. This ridge will bring fair weather with mainly sunny skies, and the milder temperatures will help to melt more of the snow that is still on the ground. Wednesday will se highs in the 40's and perhaps some 50's in some areas, and Thursday is looking even milder with highs in the 50's commonplace around the region. Winds will be light on Wednesday, but Thursday will be breezy ahead of a low that will ride to our north, dragging a front into the area from the west.

This front will be enough to cause some light rain or showers across the region during the day on Friday. Temperatures on Friday will be a bit cooler due to the clouds and rain, but will still be about average for the time of the year. The weekend right now is looking spectacular, with sunny skies and temperatures in the 50's. The next chance of any significant precipitation will come on Monday and Tuesday from a potentially important storm that will develop over Colorado.

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