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Warmer with a chance of rain!

TODAY'S NUMBERS:
HIGH: 43
LOW: 26

Well, yesterday we talked about some clouds that would bisect the viewing area... and sure enough we saw them surge in this afternoon! Areas on the Kansas side saw more sunshine than the Missouri side... and the result... a big temperature gradient across the area! It was in the lower 50s in our southwest viewing area... and only in the upper 30s in the northeast section! So that March sun makes ALL the difference in afternoon highs! You can see the dividing line below on our early evening satellite image:

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Saturday, we will have the same problem... fighting the clouds. Hopefully we can squeeze out a little more sunshine during the afternoon. If that happens, temperatures will go into the upper 40s. If it doesn't happen... expect lower to mid 40s again!

Sunday... things start to change! A warm front will move through, allowing our winds to become southerly again. That will help to usher in much warmer air! You can see what we are expecting to happen on the surface map below:

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We should be close to 60 degrees on Sunday, ahead of that Low. Then, it brings us a chance of showers and thunderstorms late Sunday night and into Monday! So we slide by with a dry weekend, before the chance of rain returns! And we definitely NEED the rain. We are still "abnormally dry" as you can see below on the latest drought assessment (out yesterday evening):

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Meteorologist Jeff Penner will be with you tomorrow night... and I will be back on Sunday! See you then!
Jamie

Posted by at March 24, 2006 5:27 PM

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Posted by: Rachel K at March 24, 2006 8:57 PM