Other than a few showers today, our weather for the next 5-6 days should be routinely tranquil. The rain that we were to get today is fizzling out as it approaches the metro area, so I don't think we'll see too much at all. That's twice now that the convection in the Gulf has cut off the moisture flow to our area. Temperatures start off cool for Sunday, and we will have some pretty brisk winds to go along with the mid 60's temps, but beginning Monday, temps rebound nicely into the mid 70s where they should stay for most of the work week. The end of the week brings a chance for severe weather with diverging solutions on the exact scenario that will play out. But as it looks now, I would be on alert toward Friday and Saturday for that severe potential. When we're this far out, I like to read the Weather Prediction Center's (WPC) Extended Forecast Discussion. They always contain valuable information about the behind the scenes thoughts about what is going to happen. Here's a little excerpt from today's discussion: ..OVERVIEW... There has also been talk about the North Atlantic Oscillation (NAO) taking a turn toward a negative state, which may imply a delayed spring, much like last year. If you remember, April, May, and even June were pretty cool in 2013 also. I'll take the cool weather any day, over the 90 degree blast furnace temperatures of summer. It also appears the Arctic Oscillation (AO) may be going negative, which would mean the combination of the two would bring cooler temps to the eastern half of the county. The Climate Prediction Center is showing below normal temperatures and above normal precipitation for the southeast over the next 8-14 days, but they have low confidence in their forecast at this point. We'll just have to wait and see how the pattern evolves. FORECAST CONFIDENCE FOR THE 8-14 DAY PERIOD IS: MUCH BELOW AVERAGE, 1 OUT OF 5, DUE TO FAIR AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE ENSEMBLE MEAN SOLUTIONS, OFFSET BY LARGE RUN-TO-RUN VARIABILITY AMONG DETERMINISTIC SOLUTIONS, UNCERTAINTY ASSOCIATED WITH A LOW-AMPLITUDE, SPLIT-FLOW PATTERN, AND DISAGREEMENT AMONG THE HIGHER SCORING TOOLS. |
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