Wacky weather.

34 and Frost tonight. High of 71 tomorrow. Cover yo plants tonight.

The latest discussion from the NWS:


.NEAR TERM...(Today)
Issued at 322 AM EDT Sat Apr 20 2019

An area of rain across southern Indiana and southwest Ohio continues
to spread slowly northwest as an upper level low moves into eastern
Kentucky. This trend will continue through the early morning hours
as the upper low continues to push slowly northeast.

Will go high PoPs across roughly the eastern two-thirds of the area
where good isentropic lift will continue. There will likely be a
sharp cutoff on the west side of the rain shield. Will try to
capture this as best as possible.

Some locally heavy rain is possible early this morning (before 800
AM) across the far southeastern part of the forecast area, per the
Mesoscale precipitation Discussion from the Weather Prediction
Center. Will continue to watch.

The rain will gradually shift east during the day as the upper low
moves northeast, allowing PoPs to lower from west to east.

The NAM continues to be aggressive in allowing dynamic cooling to
generate an area of snow across the area, albeit farther east than
yesterday`s forecast at this time. However the 3km NAM is not as
aggressive. Other models don`t show any snow. Given that there may be
some more intense bands of precipitation east with some
frontogenetic forcing and deformation, will allow for a mix of rain
and snow over parts of the east (but will not have any accumulation).

Some clearing will occur west today as the system begins its slow
exit, and this will allow sunshine to quickly boost temperatures.
There will be a sharp temperature gradient thanks to this, with a
decent bust potential for highs across parts of the western forecast
area depending on exactly where the clearing gets to.

Gusty winds will persist thanks to a pressure gradient across the
area, but these will diminish as winds aloft weaken and the gradient
relaxes some later today.

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