Friday, December 7, 2012

THE RAIN MOVES IN

I know i promised an update to the long range forecast, but i'm still researching this pattern of gulf moisture   Some new models are showing an overlapping that will create another strong system to head our way in a week or so.  It depends on how long the arctic air stays south.  The negative Atlantic oscillation pattern suggest that it will stay over us for a while, but other things don't.  Stay tuned...

The Next 3 Days:

Tomorrow we will have low 70's or upper 60's.  Maybe a small shower or two towards the evening hours.  As the front builds it will get windy at times.  Into Sunday the temps will stay in the mid to upper 50's.  Sunday the high will be in the low to mid 70's and very breezy.  By 10PM the rain will start to build in the west part of the state.  Over night into Monday the temp should be around the upper 50's and stormy into the morning hours.  Through out the day on Monday we will see some strong, cold, rain storms.  Not expecting anything too severe anymore, but we will see a lot of widespread rain over the valley.  Still expecting 2-3 inches of rain.  The rain is forecast to be out of the valley by 2PM or so, if the front doesn't slow down anymore.  The temps will be in the low 40's or even the mid 30's by the evening hours, also depending on the speed of the system.  Tuesday will be freaking cold!!

Keep in mind, the timing of this rain has been moved further and further back over the last few days.  If it continues to move we could see a shift in the moisture.  I'll keep an eye on the speed of the system as it builds.

More tomorrow...

Laura

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