Showers and Cooler Temperatures

It was a beautiful day out there today with highs in the mid to upper 70s under a mix of sun and clouds.  However, the rest of this week will be quite different.  Rain will move into the area and temperatures will begin to fall due to the upcoming passage of a cold front.

The cold front shown in the graphic below will work its way into our area very late tonight and early tomorrow morning.  That cold front will bring with it scattered showers and possibly a thunderstorm.  There is a chance of severe weather with the portion of this system that will be affecting Oklahoma, Arkansas, and Missouri.  However, no severe weather is expected in our area. The rain may be rather persistent during the day tomorrow, but it will move out of our region that evening.

Forecasted surface map valid at 1:00am CDT Thursday, March 26th courtesy of the Weather Prediction Center

The passage of this frontal system will also bring a steady fall in temperatures throughout the day tomorrow. We will start the day in the mid to upper 50s, but we will dip into the 40s later in the afternoon before falling into the mid 30s overnight tomorrow night.  Normally our high temperature would be 63° this time of year.  So, we are moving from above average temperatures today to below average temperatures tomorrow.

Looking ahead, Friday and Saturday will both be dry as high pressure moves in to our north behind the front.  However, both days will also be quite a bit cooler with highs only expected to make it into the mid 40s.  We will see a slow warm up at the start of next week along with another slight chance of showers.

Forecast:

Tonight:  Mostly cloudy skies, a 40% chance of showers, lows near 56°, and winds out of the south at around 5-10 mph.

Tomorrow:  Cloudy skies, an 80% chance of showers with thunderstorms possible, highs near 58° with temperatures slowly falling into the 40s throughout the day, and winds out of the southwest in the morning and the north in the afternoon at around 6-12 mph.

Tomorrow Night:  Mostly cloudy skies, a 20% chance of showers, lows near 34°, and winds out of the north at around 3-6 mph.

Thanks for reading, and have a great night!

-Arden Gregory