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Ch-Ch-Changes

It's been another hot and humid day, with developing cumulus clouds in the afternoon. Here is a look at downtown Kansas City:

The one thing we're missing today, is those isolated thunderstorms we've seen the past few days. Today, we seem to be under the influence of a small ridge... with thunderstorms firing up to our north AND to our east. Here is a look at the radar this late afternoon:

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And the NAM has picked up on that ridge... check out the afternoon 700mb level, with higher relative humidities to our north AND to our east! Pretty cool!

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It still looks like we're in for some BIG changes as we head into the weekend! A cold front will approach us on Friday... bringing a pretty good shot of rain. We could see some good accumulations, too... here is a peek at what the NAM is forecasting through SATURDAY morning:

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The GFS also looks pretty wet through the same time period:

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We will continue to track the front into the weekend! Have a good one!
Jamie :)

Posted by at August 10, 2005 4:45 PM