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What Storm??

You would never really know it, but a storm passed through Kansas City today! The main energy of the storm went north of KC--through Iowa... but it's trailing cold front passed through the Metro this late afternoon. Ahead of the system, temperatures soared into the lower 60s with strong south winds.

But it's a different story on the backside of the storm. The winds have shifted from the Northwest... that means cooler air is headed our way! Temperatures will fall quickly this evening, and it will be a cold night with lows in the upper 20s.

Saturday will be cooler, too... but dry! Sunday we'll see a warm-up ahead of our NEXT system. This next one looks like a better CHANCE of rain, unlike the past few storms we've dealt with. Remember a few posts ago, when two models weren't matching up on their solutions?? We ended up seeing NOTHING at all! Well this time, those same two models are matching up! Take a look below! These are for Monday afternoon:

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GFS:


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When models agree... there is more confidence in the forecast! It looks like it could be a nice rainy day on Monday... we haven't seen *measurable* rain since March 6th. While some of us want it to rain for the lawn's sake... I recently got an email from a farmer in Kansas. He says his fields are still VERY moist... and that he does NOT need the rain right now! Interesting how different things can be from one place to the next...

Don't forget a jacket tonight... it's going to get chilly!
Jamie

Posted by at March 18, 2005 5:44 PM