Warmup...With a Side of Rain

Posted by Pete Bouchard

Chilled to the bone today. Although the air wasn't what we call arctic, it was plenty cold. Highs struggled to make 40 in many spots. The only saving grace: the wind diminshed in the afternoon. Sun actually felt OK - even though it's very feeble this time of year (noontime sun angle is 25° - compared to 70° in mid June).

Speaking of the sun, we're nearing the shortest day of the year, more commonly known as the Winter Solstice. We're already close to another milestone too: the earliest sunset is Saturday at 4:11! After that, we gain close to a minute a day, ending up at 4:22 by New Year's Eve.

Anyway, temperatures are on the mend in the short term. We won't skyrocket back to the 50s just yet, however. I'm seeing a slow climb in the next couple of days - along with some wet weather to make it nice and raw.

Showers will most likely catch up with us by tomorrow afternoon and evening. Nothing noteworthy, but still enough to make you break out the umbrella if you're strolling around town to do some holiday shopping.

The one reprieve I see is on Sunday. A wedge of dry air will come in to widen the prospects for sun. It will also cool the air just a hair, ahead of the big warmup on  Monday.

Speaking of, this may be our final stand of warm temps. Cooler air will infiltrate Wed-Thu next week, and pending the outcome of a pattern change by next weekend, it may have staying power.

Pete

Pulling The Fade

Posted by Chris Lambert

Our fun in the sun ends this afternoon as morning sunshine fades behind thickening clouds.  As those clouds increase, a few showers break out this afternoon from west to east, with the highest chance for rain late afternoon and this evening.  Most of the showers are light, especially the early afternoon ones, but a heavier shower or two is possible near day's end and early this evening.  Highs reach the mid to upper 60s around noon, then fall back to near 60 mid to late afternoon thanks to scattered showers.  These showers are brought to us by a warm front.

Back and Forth

Posted by Chris Lambert

Quite a few clouds in the sky at times this afternoon, but the atmosphere lacked ample moisture to produce showers, so we made out just fine with temps near 70.  Even the coast made it well into the 60s before the onshore wind knocked temps back.

Pretty Good Weekend Overall

Posted by Chris Lambert

Sure, it's a cool start with many of the suburbs down into the upper 30s and lower 40s, but we'll warm up quickly through the day as that sun helps us out.

Strong Finish

Posted by Chris Lambert

An overall cooler day, but also a great end to the workweek as highs neared 70, low humidity continued and plenty of sunshine dominated the skies.  Now all we need is this to continue through the weekend right?