Monday, June 16, 2008

Cool, Quiet and Calm

After our first heat wave of the season we have our first cool down as well with a strong ridge of high pressure from the north influencing our weather pattern this week.

12z Wednesday (Wednesday morning) you can really see the cooler air settling in to the region. 850 mb temperatures are going to be around +2. That would put overnight lows in the upper 40s to lower 50s. It also shows the depth of this high pressure.
Warmer high pressure remains in the plains with cooler air still lingering across northeastern Indiana on Thursday morning with +8.
Finally the warmer high pressure brings warmer air into the picture with 850 temperatures around +14. This will help temperatures climb into the 80s. Keep in mind that this also continues the quiet pattern across the region.
Saturday we will continue to see temperatures warmer but still on the quiet side. Highs will be in the lower 80s and we should still see manageable humidity values.
This is the first indication of a pattern change with very hot air starting to build across the northern Rockies and the southwest. This warm air will eventually take us back to Summer so enjoy this little week long break.

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