Getting warmer....

After a chilly, and in some spots, frosty start, we will see a warmer afternoon today than yesterday. Highs will warm up into the mid 70s for most this afternoon with a sunny sky. Terrific day.

It will not be as chilly tonight with lows near 50.

We will keep the warming trend going tomorrow. Highs will warm into the low to mid 80s, and we will again see lots of sunshine.

Muggier air will flow in here this weekend, and that means I will have to introduce the chance of a few afternoon showers and storms into the forecast. The weekend will not at all be a wash-out, but I do think some scattered afternoon showers or storms are possible both weekend days. The coverage of showers and storms will likely get greater the farther west you go in the region.

Severe weather and flooding will be possible this weekend in the Mississippi Valley close to a slow-moving cold front. That front will lowly drop in here by later Monday or Tuesday, and at that point, we should wind up with a good coverage of showers and storms around here.

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Beautiful afternoon...

We don't have many more days left prior to next fall where we have struggled to finally hit 60 degrees at 1pm in full sunshine. Just a beautiful, clear, crisp airmass out there....a couple of shots around the yard just a second ago....

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Sunshine returns....

After having showers and some storms roll through the region yesterday, we are now back in a quiet weather pattern for a few days. Each day today through Friday will feature lots of sunshine, and each day will get a little warmer than the previous one.

Highs today will be in the 60s. Tonight will be fairly chilly again with a clear sky overhead and lows dropping to around 40 degrees....certainly some upper 30s possible in traditionally colder spots. That means I can't rule out a little patchy frost.

Sunshine continues tomorrow and Friday. Highs tomorrow will be in the 70s with low to mid 80s by Friday.

More humid air will flow in here over the upcoming weekend, and eventually, our next storm system will crawl close enough to us to bring some showers and storms. I have kept the Saturday forecast dry, although there is a chance of a few PM showers or storms mainly west of I-85. Highs will be well up into the 80s.

Better chances of some showers and storms look to roll in here Sunday and especially Monday. However, the specifics of this portion of the forecast are still a little tough to nail down.

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