Friday Night, November 20, 2009

Low pressure over Quebec continues to circulate clouds and slightly cooler air down over us.  Most of the showers have remained to our north through the day Friday, and it looks as though that’s where they will remain through tonight.  Elsewhere, we’ll see the winds slowly wind down, but skies will likely remain cloudy.  The clouds will help to keep temperatures mild, mainly in the low 40s.

Saturday’s big issue will be clouds.  A sprawling area of high pressure will settle in over us, but the problem will be scouring out the low level moisture (clouds) in the absence of wind.  While we may start gray Saturday morning, there are signs that drier air may poke a few holes in the overcast, giving us at least a few glimpses of sun.  Temperatures will still be mild for this time of year, reaching 50 degrees for afternoon highs.

Skies will continue to clear out Saturday night, and Sunday is shaping up to be a great day, with sun and clouds, and highs at least in the low 50s.  If we get more sun, there’s a possibility that highs on Sunday could be near 55.

A developing area of low pressure along the Gulf Coast will picks up lots of moisture and begin heading north toward us Sunday night and Monday.  Our computer models have been having a tough time figuring out the degree of moisture that will be heading toward us.  Right now, we’re going to keep rain chances low for Monday and Tuesday, with temperatures still expected to be several degrees above normal for late November, especially Tuesday.