It’s Still Spring: Soggy one day, chilly the next, spring pattern holds tough

Monday has a little something for everyone from dense morning fog to sunshine, extra clouds to scattered showers. An area of low pressure just towards our northeast and an accompanying cold front draped across our region keeps us in limbo much of the day. We’ll have a few hours of dry, warm, and humid followed by brief light showers in a hit and miss fashion.

Not exactly an easy forecast to plan your outdoor activities around but our interactive radar can certainly give you a heads up when an shower is moving in. For those that see mostly dry conditions, temps rise into the upper 70s. Those that see a shower or two throughout the day will stick closer to the low to mid 70s. Everyone deals with the muggy feel to the day.

After sunset, showers fade and winds calm as our little trouble maker low moves east. The humid day turns night with lows in the upper 50s and low 60s. Fog forms late into the night with dense fog in areas that got showers in the day expected. Visibility will be cut to feet in some locations much like we saw Monday morning. For those looking for the “Parade of Planets” tonight, don’t get your hopes up too much. While 6 planets will align, only 4 will be visible with the naked eye. Uranus and Neptune will require a large telescope. A hobby telescope (4″) won’t cut it. Still, fun to look for with those lucky enough for clear skies.

Tuesday will be a drier day overall with more sunshine than not. Broken clouds remain but we manage to warm into the upper 70s and low 80s with southwest winds in control. The heat and humidity of the day will allow a shower or two to develop late into the afternoon. What does manage to form will fade quickly after sunset once again. The balminess remains for another muggy overnight with lows in the 60s.

Wednesday a cold front sits just west of our area throwing clouds and a scattered shower our way early on through the afternoon. As the front approaches, clouds thicken, winds increase 15-20mph and humidity rises. With highs managing the upper 70s and low 80s, scattered heavy downpours and isolated thunderstorms move southwest to northeast. While severe weather is not expected a strong storm or two can’t be ruled out as the front marches east late in the afternoon and early evening.

Thursday morning we’re still fighting to kick Wednesday cold front out with scattered showers, some heavy at times remaining. As the day goes the intensity and frequency of showers and isolated thunderstorms fade. Some sunshine is expected to peek through late into the afternoon to keep temps in the upper 70s and low 80s. It won’t be long, however, before cooler air rushes in from the west behind the cold front dropping temps into the upper 50s/low 60s for overnight lows.

Friday will trend drier but cooler as westerly winds continue to bring in cooler air. Highs struggle quite a bit into the upper 60s for some while a few west of I-77 nudge the low 70s. A passing quick shower is possible, especially for our eastern mountains. Overall, some dry time can be expected.

Saturday we’re still running cool with morning lows in the upper 40s and low 50s. By the afternoon we’ll nudge the low 70s once again. A passing shower or two is likely but more dry time than not overall.

Sunday we’re still not out of the woods with scattered rain chances throughout the day. Again, more dry time than not which allows for temps to push into the mid 70s. Winds begin to shift out of the southwest which brings back the humidity feeding the afternoon pop-up shower chances.

In your extended forecast we’re still not showing signs of a balance to the spring to summer transition. Like we do every year, a soggy end to the spring season is looking more promising. Temps, at least, manage to remain near average in the mid 70s. As for the June summer 80s, we’re still a ways away from those returning for longer than a day or two.

MONDAY
Sct. Showers, muggy, mild. Highs in the upper 70s.
TUESDAY
Mostly dry, Iso. PM Shower. Highs in the low 80s.
WEDNESDAY
Sct. showers and T-storms. Breezy. Highs near 80.
THURSDAY
AM showers, slow clearing. Highs near 80 and falling.
FRIDAY
Breezy, sct. shower, mostly dry. Highs in the 70s.
SATURDAY
Cool, mostly cloudy. PM shower. Highs in the low 70s.
SUNDAY
Gloomy start, some PM sun. Highs in the 70s.
MONDAY
Drying out after AM showers. Highs in the mid 70s.
TUESDAY
Sunshine, muggy. Highs in the 70s.
WEDNESDAY
Sct. Showers at times. Highs in the 80s.
THURSDAY
Warm with sunshine. Highs in the 80s.

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