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TODAY'S NUMBERS:
HIGH: 53
LOW: 31
On this first full day of winter... it sure didn't FEEL like winter, did it? I took my little puppy for a nice long walk in the park and she LOVED it! :)
Highs were well above average... into the lower and middle 50s. Downtown hit 55, not bad for the end of December! Yesterday we were thinking it could make it up to 60 today... and it COULD have... but some snow on the ground helped prevent that from happening. Here is what happened:
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The area oulined in blue on the visible satellite image above is actually snow on the ground. It kept temperatures from shooting up today... dispite our warm southwest flow. But that snowfall quickly melted away. You can see on the visible satellite image below... only a few hours later... that snow is gone:
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So as we go into Friday... we don't have to worry about SNOW affecting our temperatures... but CLOUDS. We again think we COULD make it to 60 Friday afternoon... depending on that cloud cover (clouds will be increasing ahead of a storm moving our way). Regardless, it will be another nice day with mild temperatures... so enjoy it! :)
The storm will bring us a brief chance of rain Friday night into Saturday. We may also see some rain or snow Saturday afternoon... but amounts will be light. And, yes, the chance of snow means temperatures will be colder. Not extremely cold... but there will definitely be a chill in the air both Christmas Eve and Christmas Day!
Jamie
Posted by at December 22, 2005 4:27 PM
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Hello Jamie,
I was just wondering if you think were gonna get some snow on Fri night/Sat. I've heard we could get a dusting on the paved areas. I know tempeature are going to drop Sat. but they don't drop below freezing, just wondering what you take is on this event, Thanks for your time.
Anna
ANNA:
There is one model that is JUST cold enough for some snow... but the question is will it really get THAT cold? Right now it looks like we will see mostly rain, with a little snow mixing in on Saturday. We should get a better feel for it this afternoon, as the new data comes in.
Jamie
Posted by: Anna at December 22, 2005 5:43 PM
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I had to take my dog on a walk today too since the weather was so nice, I think it really made her day! =) I'm glad it won't be too warm on Christmas, that would just be weird! Merry Christmas to all of you guys over there, keep up the awesome work!
MARLINA:
It's also nicer on the dog-walker when it's so nice, huh?! :) We hope you have a lovely holiday!!
Jamie
Posted by: Marlina at December 22, 2005 10:55 PM
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It looks like there is a chance for a brief period of heavy flakes tomorrow in late afternoon as the wave moves through. If they fall fast enough they could accumulate on grassy areas.
GARY:
Exactly what I am thinking right now. Even though we will be above freezing at the surface... as the storm strengthens, we could see rapid cooling of the mid-levels. That would allow snow to fall.
Jamie
Posted by: gary at December 23, 2005 2:28 PM
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