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Warm Up

Hello, there!

We are in for another nice day across the region... it will even be a little WARMER this afternoon! The morning satellite image does show clouds out there:

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But these are high cirrus clouds, and THIN... so plenty of sunshine will reach us as the day continues. We are expecting even warmer temperatures as we head into the weekend! First, take a look at the 850mb analysis this morning:

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Temperatures are running about 7 degrees C (45 F) at 5,000 feet. Now take a look at the 850mb forecast for Saturday afternoon:

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You can see, temperatures are significantly warmer here... about 23 degrees C (73 F). The 850mb chart is a great chart to track the movement of airmasses. And in our case, a much warmer one should be in place by the weekend. Saturday's record high is 90 degrees, set back in 1970... and we could be pushing that number. Stay tuned, Gary will have an update this evening... and more on our rain chances, too!

Jamie

Posted by at May 18, 2006 8:59 AM