*Update @ 8:59pm... It is 72.1F (22.3C) right now, which is much warmer than it's been at this hour of the evening on any night this year. With thundershowers lurking to our west, it makes me concerned that this heat-packed atmosphere might be conducive for some of that action to hold together and affect us overnight. ??
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Thursday's stats:
Low temp: 66.0F (18.9C)
High temp: 82.3F (27.9C)
Rainfall: none
Some high clouds advancing from the west are obscuring the setting sun, otherwise we have mostly clear skies this evening. The sun had no trouble staying in control today, and with a summertime air mass surging in from the south, we had the warmest temperatures of the season and 2014 here in McLeod. Today was only the third time this May that I've recorded a temp above 80F/27C -- the other two times way back at the very beginning of the month.
Our major warm-up today has been anticipated for nearly a week, as we've been watching a huge ridge of summertime high pressure to our southwest as it tries to poke its way northeastward. By this time of year we should be experiencing these kind of temperatures on a regular basis, but of course this spring/summer season has consistently averaged out cooler than normal. There are indications that this more seasonably warm air mass could be here to stay --but there are also some concerns that occasional shower and thunderstorm action as we head into the weekend could bring in some temporary cooling as well.
Those shower/thunder chances will be on the increase due to a fresh series of upper-level disturbances and circulations which will be moving in from the west, starting tomorrow. Already tonight there has been thunderstorm development over northern Pakistan, so our period of dry and stable weather may be on its way out during the coming 24 hours. However, a return to a quiet and stable pattern should occur by Monday into Tuesday.
The CURRENT FORECAST details are available on the tab above.
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Thursday's stats:
Low temp: 66.0F (18.9C)
High temp: 82.3F (27.9C)
Rainfall: none
Some high clouds advancing from the west are obscuring the setting sun, otherwise we have mostly clear skies this evening. The sun had no trouble staying in control today, and with a summertime air mass surging in from the south, we had the warmest temperatures of the season and 2014 here in McLeod. Today was only the third time this May that I've recorded a temp above 80F/27C -- the other two times way back at the very beginning of the month.
Our major warm-up today has been anticipated for nearly a week, as we've been watching a huge ridge of summertime high pressure to our southwest as it tries to poke its way northeastward. By this time of year we should be experiencing these kind of temperatures on a regular basis, but of course this spring/summer season has consistently averaged out cooler than normal. There are indications that this more seasonably warm air mass could be here to stay --but there are also some concerns that occasional shower and thunderstorm action as we head into the weekend could bring in some temporary cooling as well.
Those shower/thunder chances will be on the increase due to a fresh series of upper-level disturbances and circulations which will be moving in from the west, starting tomorrow. Already tonight there has been thunderstorm development over northern Pakistan, so our period of dry and stable weather may be on its way out during the coming 24 hours. However, a return to a quiet and stable pattern should occur by Monday into Tuesday.
The CURRENT FORECAST details are available on the tab above.
