I have good news this week! Finally, the Mid Atlantic and Northeast will get a break from weather impacts this week, after the cold front moves through on Tuesday. The system that brought active showers and T-storms to the central part of the country and snow to much of the mountainous regions, is still moving eastward. Expect showers ahead of the cold front, with a little wintry mix or snow behind the front in some places in the Great Lakes on Monday. Showers will begin to move into the Mid-Atlantic and Northeast regions late on Monday and stick around throughout the day on Tuesday. After Tuesday, the rest of the week looks relatively quiet, giving a break to those affected by Sandy and last week’s Nor’easter. The next system will begin to move ashore in the West by this weekend, bringing rain showers up and down the West Coast. Here are this week’s weather highlights for various regions: Patchy fog, low ceilings, and rain is likely to impact the Northeast until the cold front passes through Tuesday. Then, the rest of the week is looking great, with mostly sunny skies and high temperatures in the 50s. For the Southeast & Florida, showers associated with the passing cold front are expected Monday, then periods of showers Wednesday and again Friday night into Saturday. A mix of rain and snow is possible in parts of the Great Lakes area Monday and Monday night. After Monday, the Midwest & Great Lakes both dry out, and it stays dry throughout the week with high temperatures around 50 degrees. Texas remains dry through the week until about Sunday evening, when a chance for showers returns. Out West, another system will bring showers from the Bay Area northward starting Thursday night into next weekend. Ceilings and patchy fog return to parts of S. California Tuesday night and Wednesday, with isolated showers Thursday. This information is not intended for dispatching purposes.
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It was a stormy weekend for the central part of the country as a strong system pushed through the Great Lakes, bringing storms all the way down into the South. This week, it looks to be another typical fall week. Temperatures will be around normal and rather seasonal. The system from the weekend will push through the Northeast Monday. However, another strong cold front is expected to develop mid-week and will likely create more storms for parts of the Midwest down into Texas, the Southeast, and the Mid-Atlantic and Northeast early this weekend. Tropical Storm Rafael developed just north of San Juan over the weekend and continues to move northward. Currently, we are expecting minimal impact to Bermuda as Rafael skims the east side of the island sometime overnight on Tuesday. We are also monitoring Hurricane Paul out in the Pacific, but it currently looks to have no impact on any of our stations. Here are this week’s weather highlights:
A wet start to the week for the Northeast and Mid-Atlantic as a cold front brings showers and low ceilings Monday. High pressure will dry them out until Thursday, but another system is expected to develop in the central plains mid-week and begin to impact the Northeast Thursday night into the weekend with more showers (BWI, PHL, EWR, LGA, DCA, IAD, ISP, BOS, BDL, MHT, PVD). Showers across the Midwest and Great Lakes at times this week, with showers and some T-storms most likely Wednesday and possibly Thursday. Lingering showers likely Friday in the Great Lakes (MDW, MKE, DSM, IND, SDF, CLE, CAK, CMH, DAY, GRR, FNT, DTW, PIT, BUF, ROC). The Southeast is expected to become active again around mid-week, when a strong cold front is expected to bring decent rainfall with showers and T-storms Wednesday night into Friday (ATL, BHM, ECP, PNS, GSP, CHS, CLT, RDU). North and West Texas looks to remain mostly dry this week. However, for South and East Texas, scattered showers & T-storms are likely to begin Tuesday, and developing into more T-storms Wednesday and Thursday, especially along the Gulf Coast (AUS, SAT, HOU, CRP, HRL). Sunny and seasonal in the West, including DEN. The only exception being the Pacific Northwest, with periods of showers on and off this week.
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Happy October! For the first week of the month, we are anticipating a lot of changes to the weather. Expect cooler than normal temperatures for most of the country by the weekend as a strong cold front pulls down cooler air from Canada. In fact, we may see our first shot for a rain and snow mix in DEN on Saturday! On the flip side, warmer than normal temperatures will persist until about Wednesday in parts of the Southwest with temperatures in the 100s for the interior parts of Southern California as well as LAS, PHX, and TUS. Due to the multiple systems moving through the country, it looks to be a wet, active week for the eastern part of the country, as well as parts of Texas. Tropical Storm Nadine is still dancing around in the Atlantic, and has reached 20 days of tropical storm activity. Nadine is one of a handful of storms to “live” that long, and still poses no threat to any SWA or AirTran stations. As of now, the Pacific is quiet of any tropical activity, but we are watching a low pressure system in the Atlantic that may develop into our next named storm, Oscar. If the storm were to develop, it would likely take a sharp northeastward turn, not impacting any stations. Here are this week’s weather highlights: The Midwest, including MKE and MDW, stays dry for the first part of the week until a system brings rain showers in Thursday, lasting into the first part of the weekend. For the Northeast, including our big stations IAD, DCA, BWI, PHL, LGA, and EWR, expect a few rounds of shower activity. The first round is expected to begin Tuesday ahead of a cold front, lasting into Wednesday. The second round is likely to be this weekend, Saturday and Sunday. Looks like an active weather week for the Southeast, including ATL. Expect a line of showers and thunderstorms to push through the area along a cold front Monday into Tuesday. Then the Southeast will mostly dry out, with another system creating scattered showers and thunderstorms Saturday night into Sunday. Cooler, fall-like temperatures are in store for Oklahoma and Texas this week, with high temperatures—in some areas—struggling to make it to 90 this week. A strong cold front will bring a chance for showers and thunderstorms Saturday and Sunday, with very cool, unseasonal temperatures behind it. In the West, hot temperatures likely for ONT, BUR, LAS, PHX, and TUS until about Wednesday. DEN is mainly quiet this week until Saturday when they see their first chance of a rain and snow mix on Saturday. Have an excellent week! This information is not intended for dispatching purposes.
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It is officially Fall, and the weather is beginning to show it! Cooler temperatures and even frost have made their way into the Great Lakes early this week, due to a strong “clipper” system from Canada over the weekend. A wet week is ahead for parts of the U.S. moving into the last week of September, as a system is expected to stall out in the heart of the country early this week and bring some much-needed rain to the Plains and Ohio Valley. The Northeast looks to remain dry until Late Tuesday night into Wednesday, when they will see their first chance for some shower activity. Then they will likely clear out, before another system will bring back the chance for showers this weekend. We are on the downward side of the seasonal peak in the hurricane season, with nothing currently active or imminent on the Atlantic side. However, over in the Pacific, one storm we are watching is Hurricane Miriam. As of right now, we expect Miriam to make landfall in Mexico well to the north of Cabo (SJD) on the Baja Peninsula, with no operational impact expected to the station. Here are this week’s weather highlights:
The system that stalls out in the central part of the country will become a rain maker for the Plains, Midwest, and Ohio Valley starting Monday night and continuing most of the week. For most places in these areas it will be welcome rain, as some spots could receive more than three inches. Expect some T-storms at times along with the rain showers (MCI, STL, ICT, BKG, IND, SDF, CLE, CAK, CMH, DAY, PIT). For the Northeast, expect shower activity throughout the day Wednesday, with a break at the end of the work week. However, another system will move in this weekend and bring scattered showers into Sunday (BWI, PHL, EWR, LGA, DCA, IAD, ISP, BOS, BDL, MHT, PVD). Looks like a quiet weather week for the Southeast, including ATL, as most of the showers and T-storms should remain along the Gulf Coast and Florida. However, ATL, BHM, JAN, MSY, ECP, PNS, & JAX could see some isolated showers and T-storms by Saturday and Sunday. In the West, an active work week is expected for DEN. There is a chance for showers and T-storms most every day through Friday, with some drying out just in time for the weekend. Looks like a precipitation-free week this week at MDW, as they enjoy some seasonal fall weather.
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After an active week last week, we are expecting this week to be much quieter weather-wise. Tropical Storm Leslie has moved away from Bermuda, and no more major, imminent tropical storms are expected to impact any of our stations this week. After a pretty nasty line of storms came through the Northeast last weekend, it has dried out since then, and the Northeast will remain high and dry for most of the week. Monsoonal moisture, however, is causing decent coverage of showers and thunderstorms in the Southwest for the start of the week, but quickly moves out by mid-week, as the front takes the moisture eastward. The central part of the country is in good shape until about Thursday, when they will see shower and thunderstorm activity into the first part of the weekend. Here are this week’s weather highlights: Beautiful weather is expected for the Northeast this week, with dry conditions and comfortable high temperatures in the upper 70s and lower 80s. The next shot for precipitation will be either Sunday or early next week. A nice week ahead for the Southeast too, including ATL, with thunderstorms staying confined to the Gulf coast and Florida until the weekend. The chance for isolated thunderstorms returns for the region Saturday and Sunday. A system will bring a shot for some much needed rain to the central and southern Plains down into Texas Thursday into Saturday, including DAL, OKC, TUL, ICT, OMA, MCI, & DSM. The best coverage of storms is likely to be in Oklahoma, West Texas (Thu), and North Texas (Fri). It’s a sunny start of the week for the Midwest (including MDW and MKE), with scattered showers moving in Thursday into Saturday. Amplified monsoonal moisture is the cause for the increased thunderstorm activity in the Southwest early this week. Expect scattered thunderstorms around some of our large stations (LAS, PHX) into Tuesday. Moisture will transition over to the DEN area Tuesday night, bringing an increased threat for thunderstorm activity, before improvement late week. Have an excellent week! This information is not intended for dispatching purposes.
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After moving through some of our southern Florida stations, conditions following Isaac should be improving early this week for EYW, FLL, PBI, RSW, and TPA. The storm appears to be next heading toward MSY, and possibly, PNS and ECP. We are keeping a close eye on Isaac as its current forecast track takes the storm right into New Orleans as a Category 1 Hurricane. Along with the strong winds, this storm is also expected to be a huge rain maker. Potentially 12-18 inches of rain is expected by the end of the day Wednesday somewhere along the LA, MS, and AL Gulf Coasts. Elsewhere, expect a soggy beginning of the week in the Great Lakes and Northeast as a weak cold front pushes through, bringing scattered rain showers and isolated thunderstorms as it passes. For the rest of the week, it clears out in the Northeast, and Isaac will dominate the weather as it moves on shore, and probably into the central part of the country late in the week into next weekend. Here are this week’s weather highlights, mostly emphasizing Tropical Storm/Hurricane Isaac: Tropical Storm Isaac is currently about 200 miles WSW of TPA and about 440 miles SE of MSY, moving WNW at 14 mph. Isaac has maximum sustained winds of 65 mph, with tropical storm force winds extending 240 miles out from the center. The current forecast track of Isaac has MSY in its direct path; however, Florida is also still feeling impacts from the storm as well, as the outer bands of showers and thunderstorms and gusty winds continue throughout the day on Monday. Along with those bands comes a threat of funnel clouds and short-lived tornadoes. Another risk with this tropical system is the amount of rainfall expected along the Gulf Coast in LA, MS, AL, and the FL Panhandle. Since the storm is expected to slow down some, before making landfall, copious amounts of rainfall are expected through Wednesday, with an estimate of 12-18 inches of rain possible over the next couple of days (with up to ten inches possible on Tuesday and Tuesday night alone!). Gradual strengthening of this Tropical Storm is also expected, and Isaac is forecast to become a Category 1 Hurricane sometime prior to making landfall overnight Tuesday into early Wednesday. MSY should expect to have increasing winds starting overnight Monday into Tuesday. Tropical Storm force winds are likely at MSY by midday Tuesday, and Hurricane force winds are possible late Tuesday evening/night. Any impacts to PNS and/or ECP will likely begin late Monday evening into Tuesday. Have an excellent week! This information is not intended for dispatching purposes.
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More relief from the extremely hot temperatures is expected for much of the country. One exception will be parts of the desert Southwest, as temperatures could reach into the 110s for the first half of this week. The Midwest and Plains will see drops in temperatures as the week progresses. Although it will be cooler, it still looks to be a fairly active thunderstorm week for the eastern half of the nation. As for the tropics, they are looking quieter than last week with no imminent tropical systems anticipated in the nearterm. Here are this week’s weather highlights: A rainy and stormy start to the week in the Midwest and Great Lakes, expected to improve by mid-week, before another round of thunderstorms move in Thursday and Friday (MDW, MKE, MSP, MCI, IND, SDF, DTW, CLE, CMH, DAY, CAK, FNT, GRR, PIT, and BUF). Cool conditions as well for the Midwest and Great Lakes this week, with high temperatures dropping further into the low 70s this weekend. A couple rounds of thunderstorms are expected for the Mid Atlantic and Northeast this week. The first round of thunderstorms will be Tuesday & Wednesday ahead of and along a cold front. Significant ATC impacts are expected, especially for some of our major stations on the East Coast—LGA , EWR, PHL, and BWI. The next batch of showers and thunderstorms looks to hold off until the beginning of the weekend, Friday into Saturday (EWR, LGA, PHL, BWI, IAD, DCA, BOS, ISP, BDL, MHT, PVD, and ALB). Typical daily thunderstorms expected across the Southeast, with better coverage of scattered thunderstorms ahead of a cold front pushing through early in the week at MSY, ATL, BHM, BNA, GSP, CHS, CLT, and RDU. A wet week is ahead for much of the Florida, with scattered to numerous showers and thunderstorms– ECP, PNS, JAX, MCO, TPA, RSW, FLL, and PBI. Somewhat of a break in the daily monsoon we have been seeing the last few weeks out west, with only isolated afternoon thunderstorms expected at LAS, PHX, and DEN through the week. Temperatures are expected to rise into the 110s Tuesday and Wednesday for PHX. The tropics currently look quiet with just a couple of tropical waves currently in the Caribbean. These are not expected to turn into any major tropical storms this week or impact any of our stations. However, we will keep an eye on them as they move south of Jamaica, towards the Yucatan. Have an excellent week! This information is not intended for dispatching purposes.
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There will be another typical mid-summer week, as we move into the beginning of August. Hot and humid conditions continue in the central part of the country, with temperatures far into the 100s for much of the week! The Northern Plains, Midwest, and Great Lakes have cooled down temperature wise, but could see a few rounds of thunderstorms this week. The Mid-Atlantic, Northeast, and Southeast are active with thunderstorms in the beginning of the week due to a system slowly moving eastward from the Midwest. Meanwhile, the summer monsoon is in place out west, with chances for thunderstorms for LAS, PHX, TUS, ABQ, and DEN. However, moisture should be on the decrease starting mid-week, bringing some relief to LAS, PHX, and DEN. Here are this week’s weather highlights:
In the Midwest and Great Lakes, expect frequent rounds of thunderstorms throughout the week and into the weekend—MDW , MKE, MSP, MCI, OMA, DSM, STL, IND, DTW, CLE, CMH, DAY, CAK, FNT, GRR, PIT, and BUF. Very hot and humid conditions in the southern and central Plains. Temperatures will be in the 100-110 range with heat indices even higher. Most of the area will remain dry, minus a few isolated cells that may pop up due to the very hot temperatures—MCI, OKC, TUL, ICT, DAL, AUS, and SAT. A slightly better chance of some afternoon thunderstorms will exist for HOU and MSY along the gulf coast. In the Mid-Atlantic and Northeast, there will be several rounds of thunderstorms possible, however, we are not expecting any major ATC implications like there were with the storms last week. Isolated to scattered thunderstorms likely throughout the work week into the weekend—DCA, IAD, BWI, PHL, EWR, LGA, ISP, HPN, BDL, MHT, PVD, and ALB. A very active thunderstorm week for the Southeast and northern Florida with scattered thunderstorms possible every day—ATL, BNA, MEM, HSV, BHM, JAN, ECP, PNS, JAX, CHS, and GSP. Some storms could be strong from time to time with possible damaging winds and hail. Monsoonal moisture continues in a plume up from Mexico, bringing thunderstorms to many of our stations in the Desert Southwest. The best chance for afternoon and evening thunderstorms for LAS and PHX will be early this week into Thursday, then the moisture begins to move further eastward over the weekend. Good coverage of thunderstorms for DEN into Tuesday, and then there is a break from active weather until Saturday.
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A stormy week is ahead for much of the country as we move through the middle part of the summer season. Scattered thunderstorms are likely across the Midwest, Northeast, and Mid-Atlantic as a result of a cold front dropping down from Canada. Typical afternoon scattered thunderstorms are expected in the Southeast and Florida throughout the week. Meanwhile, the southern part of Texas will see more showers and thunderstorms this week, while continued moisture present in parts of the Southwest will help fuel isolated to scattered storms. Heat and humidity begin to build in the Northern Plains and Midwest early this week, shifting eastward into the Ohio Valley, Mid-Atlantic, and Northeast Tuesday and Wednesday. Here are this week’s weather highlights:
The southeastern part of Texas will continue to get some much needed rain the first half of the week. Coverage is not quite as good as last week, but daily isolated to scattered thunderstorms are likely for HOU, CRP, AUS, SAT, and HRL. The Midwest will be hot and humid for the next couple of days, helping to fuel thunderstorms along a cold front sweeping down from Canada mid-week. This will make things active with scattered thunderstorms around the area Tuesday into Wednesday. While there may be a few thunderstorms in the Ohio Valley on Friday, it is otherwise shaping up to be a mostly dry weekend for these areas. Heat and humidity will move into the Northeast and Mid-Atlantic region on Tuesday and Wednesday (BWI, DC, PHL, NYC, and BOS). As the cold front pushes southward, scattered thunderstorms are expected for the entire Northeast and Mid-Atlantic (including the NYC-BWI-DC metros) on Wednesday. The weekend looks to remain dry from the DC area northward into New England. Across the Southeast down into Florida, typical afternoon and evening scattered showers and thunderstorms look likely through most of the week and next weekend—ATL, BHM, HSV, BNA, MEM, LIT, JAN, MSY, GSP, CLT, CHS, MCO, TPA, RSW, SRQ, PBI, FLL, EYW, ECP, PNS, and JAX. The monsoon moisture plume coming up from Mexico continues to bring scattered to numerous thunderstorms to parts of the Southwest northward into the Rockies this week. Most activity will be centered east of PHX and West of ABQ and DEN. However, DEN has a good chance to see scattered thunderstorms Monday and Tuesday, with an isolated thunderstorm threat into Wednesday. Have a wonderful week! This information is not intended for dispatching purposes.
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Heat and thunderstorms will be the main weather concerns this week. Although temperatures have decreased a bit since last week and the weekend, above normal temperatures still continue for a large portion of the nation, with many temperatures still in the upper 90s to lower 100s. Occasional thunderstorms also will be prominent for much of the country, including the Northern and Central Plains, Great Lakes Region, Northeast, Southeast, and the desert Southwest. Here are this week’s weather highlights:
A stationary front extending from MSP down into the Ohio Valley continues to bring periods of showers and thunderstorms (some strong) throughout the entire week to the Midwest and Great Lakes. Stations affected could include MSP, MKE, MDW, GRR, FNT, DTW, IND, CMH, CLE, CAK, SDF, and PIT. The Mid-Atlantic and New England Regions have their best shot for some strong thunderstorms Wednesday ahead of a cold front. Some storms could be severe with a chance for damaging winds and hail (IAD, DCA, BWI, PHL, EWR, LGA, and BOS). A very active pattern is in place for the Southeast and Florida, as thunderstorms are possible every afternoon and evening throughout the week. Stations affected could include ATL, BNA, BHM, JAN, HSV, GSP, CHS, RDU, CLT, JAX, MCO, TPA, RSW, SRQ, FLL, PBI, ECP, and PNS. Hot temperatures and moisture will be plentiful in parts of the Desert Southwest as well as DEN this week, bringing the chance for daily isolated thunderstorms to DEN and ABQ, and scattered thunderstorms to PHX, TUS, and ELP Tuesday-Sunday, as the summer monsoon season gets going a bit early. Hot temperatures also will persist throughout the week in many locations, with high temperatures in the upper 90s to lower 100s for the Northern and Southern Plains, Ohio Valley, Desert Southwest, and the Southeast. This information is not intended for dispatching purposes.
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Compared to last week, this week is shaping up to be relatively quiet, but hot. One weather system will sweep through the country, bringing scattered showers and thunderstorms from the Northern Plains eastward into the New England area by Friday. Hot temperatures will be ahead of the cold front, affecting the Midwest on Monday and Tuesday, and then the Northeast on Wednesday and Thursday. Hot temperatures are also in store for the Southwest, with 110+ temperatures likely at PHX throughout the week. By the weekend, thunderstorms will linger along the East Coast, and the next system is likely to bring another round of thunderstorms to the Midwest. Here are this week’s weather highlights: Periods of thunderstorms will continue early this week across much of the Northern Plains (MSP, OMA, MCI, DSM, STL) on Monday and Tuesday, shifting eastward into the Great Lakes (MKE, MDW, GRR, FNT, DTW, IND, SDF, LEX, PIT, CMH, CLE, DAY, CAK) on Wednesday and Thursday. Another round of storms is expected Saturday into Sunday for the same regions. Occasional showers and thunderstorms are likely throughout the work week across parts of Texas (DAL, HOU, AUS, SAT, CRP, and HRL). Most numerous coverage is expected across the south part of the state. After some showers around the PHL-BWI-DC area on Monday, a southerly flow ahead of a cold front will bring hot temperatures (mid-upper 90s) and plenty of moisture and humidity in the Northeast, Mid Atlantic, and Southeast on Wednesday and Thursday, helping to fuel the thunderstorms expected on Friday. Isolated thunderstorms throughout the week along the Gulf Coast and Florida, with more coverage in Southern Florida. An active next weekend is possible for DEN, as they have chances for thunderstorms throughout the weekend, mainly in the late afternoon/evening timeframe. The main threat from nearby thunderstorms will be periodic, gusty winds from strong thunderstorm outflows. Have a great week! This information is not intended for dispatching purposes.
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A fairly active week is ahead of us with several pockets of thunderstorms possible for multiple areas around the nation. The East Coast will be soggy for much of the work week, but drying out just in time for the holiday weekend. Meanwhile, it will be dry and hot for the first part of the week in the Desert Southwest, with temperatures soaring into the hundreds. Finally, a surprise over the weekend was the formation of Tropical Storm Alberto off the South Carolina coast. This happened a couple of weeks ahead of the start of the Atlantic hurricane season, but the good news is that it has since weakened, and will be of little impact to any SWA or Air Tran stations. Here are this week’s weather highlights: A cold front extending from the Northeast down into the Southeast will generate a wide area of occasional showers and some thunderstorms as it only slowly pushes eastward. This will keep it quite wet at places including BWI, IAD, DCA, PHL, EWR, LGA, and BOS for several days. The precipitation is expected to wind down by Thursday, drying out from New England down to the Mid Atlantic region. Most of the thunderstorms should be confined to the Southeast and parts of Florida, including ATL from time to time. A system developing in the central part of the country will bring scattered thunderstorms to parts of the Rockies, Northern Plains, Midwest, and Great Lakes in the Wednesday through Friday timeframe. This will likely include DEN, MSP, OMA, and DSM. Very windy conditions expected on Wednesday and Thursday in the Southwest and southern Plains, with some blowing dust likely (ELP, ABQ, TUS, AMA, OKC, and ICT). Low ceilings expected daily in the mornings along the California coast. A very hot to start to the week in the Southwest, with PHX, TUS, and LAS all well above 100 degrees for high temps through mid-week. Heat will then shift over to parts of West Texas on Thursday. Have a great week! This information is not intended for dispatching purposes.
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05-07-2012
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Another active thunderstorm week is expected as the system that has been generating the thunderstorms in the central part of the country pushes eastward into the New England, Mid Atlantic, and Southeast regions. For the beginning of the week (Tue-Wed), the Midwest and Great Lakes will take a break from the thunderstorms, but some thunderstorms could return Friday into Saturday. Also, rain showers and thunderstorms are likely for much of Texas this week and then again this weekend, bringing some much-needed rain to the area. The western part of the country looks to be dry this week. Here are this week’s weather highlights:
Scattered thunderstorms across the Southeast and Mid-Atlantic regions are expected to stick around for the first part of the work week. Occasional rounds of showers and storms are likely Tuesday through about Wednesday, and possibly into Thursday, from PHL down towards the BWI-DC area, with some heavy rain possible. It looks promising that Texas could see some much needed rain as a couple of systems move through this week. The first round of showers and thunderstorms will be Monday through Tuesday night, with more precipitation expected late week into the weekend, including at AUS, SAT, HOU, and DAL. DEN has a chance for some isolated showers and thunderstorms late week and through next weekend. The Northeast up into New England, including the NYC metro area, will likely be soggy with a good amount of rain expected from Tuesday through about Thursday. Nice weather for much of the Pacific Northwest, Rockies, and Southwest. However, Southern California is expected to have daily marine layer fog moving onshore in the mornings.
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Winter has returned to some of our northern stations today, due to an intense low pressure system moving off the East Coast. Strong northerly winds will impact stations in the Northeast, and BUF, ROC, and PIT will receive wet, heavy snow into Tuesday morning with the potential for moderate snow accumulations. After Tuesday morning, the Northeast should dry out more. The central part of the nation is expected to see showers and thunderstorms on and off throughout the week and next weekend. Another system coming on shore in the West will bring a lot of rain from SEA down into the desert Southwest starting Wednesday, with clearing just in time for the weekend. Here are this week’s weather highlights:
Periods of light to moderate snow falling in BUF, ROC, and PIT Monday with reduced visibilities at times due to the strong and gusty northerly winds. BUF and ROC could see a moderate amount of snow accumulation, while PIT could see one-to-two inches of accumulation, mostly on grassy surfaces. Two strong, low pressure systems are creating very gusty winds in the Great Lakes (NW gusting to 35 knots), Northeast (W gusting to30 knots), and Southeast (N gusting to 30 knots) today. Scattered showers and the gusty winds are expected to linger in the Northeast into Tuesday morning. A strong system out west is expected to bring showers and even scattered thunderstorms to parts of the Pacific Northwest, California, and the Southwest. Scattered thunderstorms are very possible for LAS, PHX, TUS, and SLC Wednesday night through Thursday, with afternoon thunderstorms possible around DEN on Thursday. As the system in the West begins to push eastward, it looks to gain strength and moisture, bringing with it periods of showers and thunderstorms for the central part of the country starting Wednesday and lasting into next weekend. A low pressure trough is also expected to bring scattered thunderstorms to parts of the Ohio Valley, and scattered showers with some embedded thunderstorms to the Great Lakes, including the MDW area.
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“April showers, bring May flowers!” This famous spring-time saying is especially true this week as there are plenty of thunderstorms and much rain in this week’s forecast. The Great Lakes and New England regions have cooled down quite a bit with wind, some frost, and even the chance for a mix of rain and snow overnight for the beginning of the week, followed by the chance for showers and thunderstorms later this weekend. The central part of the nation will be active, with at least the chance for severe storms likely every day. With a system moving onshore in the West, it’s also shaping up to be pretty soggy throughout the week into next weekend out there as well. Here are this week’s weather highlights:
Scattered strong to severe thunderstorms, with the potential for hail and damaging winds, are likely from the Central Plains down into Texas at times throughout the week. This will potentially include MCI, OMA, ICT, OKC, TUL, and possibly DAL and HOU. It will be much cooler to start the week in the Great Lakes and New England regions, with gusty westerly winds and a mix of some rain and snow showers possible at times from overnight Monday through Wednesday, as temperatures hover around freezing during the night time hours. Temperatures will gradually warm as the week progresses, bringing a chance for some scattered showers and thunderstorms this weekend to these regions as well as the Northern Plains, including MDW and MKE. Expect soggy conditions likely for much of the western part of the nation all week long. Rain showers are expected to develop in the SF Bay Area Tuesday and reach Southern California by Tuesday evening. The rain will then spread eastward into LAS and the Desert Southwest Wednesday through Thursday and towards DEN by Friday evening, with the chance for showers lasting throughout the weekend. The Southeast and Florida, including ATL, look to be in great shape this week with mostly sunny conditions likely all week long! This information is not intended for dispatching purposes.
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This week is looking to be more seasonal with temperatures returning back to normal for much of the county. The system that cooled down the Great Lakes and Northeast is moving off the East Coast, but it’s creating gusty winds in the New England Area for the start of the week. Another system moving across the central part of the nation will bring a chance for scattered thunderstorms in the Northern Plains, Midwest, and into the Mid Atlantic this week. Yet another soggy week is expected along the West Coast from Seattle southward into the SF Bay Area, with occasional rain showers all week and into the weekend. Here are this week’s weather highlights: Windy conditions for the Northeast and part of the Mid Atlantic Region Monday, with winds from the NW gusting into the 30s (knots)—Philadelphia, Newark, New York City, Baltimore, Washington, D.C., Long Island, Westchester, Boston, Windsor Locks, Providence, Manchester, Albany, Harrisburg, Allentown, Richmond, Norfolk. They will also see very gusty winds at Denver today, starting from the SW, and turning to the NW by the evening, gusting into the 40s (knots). Scattered showers and thunderstorms in the Northern Plains Monday, moving into the Midwest and Ohio Valley Tuesday, and then into the Mid-Atlantic by Wednesday. There is a chance for some strong to severe thunderstorms in the Midwest Tuesday afternoon including St. Louis, Bloomington-Normal, and possibly Chicago-Midway. Pop-up isolated thunderstorms are also possible for West Texas and Oklahoma throughout the week—Amarillo, Lubbock, Midland, Oklahoma City, and Tulsa. Soggy conditions in the Pacific Northwest (Seattle, Portland, OR) and Bay Area (San Francisco, Oakland, San Jose, and Sacramento) all week and into the weekend. Some areas could see several inches of rain by the time the week is through. Scattered rain showers move into the Northeast Wednesday and Thursday, but clear out just in time for the weekend. Although temperatures have cooled to closer to normal March levels in many areas, no major snow accumulations are expected for any of our stations this week. This information is not intended for dispatching purposes.
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