Mild Start to November

Current weather conditions are much calmer than they were this time last week. Last week the strongest hurricane ever measured was moving towards the southwest coast of Mexico.  Currently the weather is generally quiet but there is a storm system affecting the Southern Plains and a cold upper level trough is lifting out the northeast portion of the country. The weather pattern will amplify during the next week with an upper level trough of low pressure affecting much of the western half of the country and upper level ridge of high pressure anchored over the southeast portion of the country. This will provide generally mild and dry weather for the local area through much of next week.

Currently the local area is under the influence of an upper level trough that is lifting out to the northeast. This system generated snow showers over the Upper Midwest and sent local temperatures five to ten (5-10) degrees below normal. The trough will move out late today and skies could partially clear. High temperatures around fifty (50) degrees today will rise in to the middle fifties (50’s) on Saturday.

Currently a storm system is affecting the Southern Plains with heavy rains and severe weather. The rains may worsen flooding conditions and a few isolated tornadoes will be possible today. The system will move east though the Southeast over the weekend spreading rain but the severe weather potential will decrease.

Sunday will be the first in what will be string of clear mild days for the local area. High temperatures will reach sixty (degrees) on Sunday and may rise to near seventy (70) by the middle of next week.

On Thursday a cool front will approach the area. Ahead of this front mild conditions will persist with temperatures near seventy (70) degrees. Rain will accompany the frontal passage and cooler temperatures will move in behind it for at least the first part of the weekend.

The mild weather pattern appears to continue into the second week of November. The first measurable snowfall for the local area appears to be at least several weeks away!

One week ago today Hurricane Patricia strengthened into an extraordinary hurricane with measured 200 mph winds and central pressure of 878 mb. Thankfully it was a small storm and moved ashore on a part of the coast that is not heavily populated. The system remnants generated a non-tropical system that spread heavy rain from Texas into much of the Eastern U.S.