First Cool then Mild

This past week has featured mostly above normal temperatures for the area. A series of storm systems produced several tornadoes across the middle section of the country; thankfully no deaths resulted from the them. Now the weather pattern is transitioning to a cooler pattern during the weekend for the Eastern US. A storm system will form across the South and will track to the east of the local area. Most impacts to the local area will be minor but they will be a dramatic change to recent weather. By the middle of the upcoming week mild air will return to the area.

Today the area was south and east of a cold front. High temperatures rose into the fifties (50's) which is more than ten degrees above normal. Later today the cold front will move through the region setting the stage for a much cooler weekend. On Saturday a storm system will move through the Tennessee River Valley  and may spread light snow into the local area during the afternoon and evening hours. Accumulations if they occur will be less than one inch; high temperatures in the upper thirties (30's).

On Sunday a storm system will begin to affect the Atlantic Seaboard in some form. The exact track and strength of the system is still uncertain but accumulations may be as low as a few inches to as much as twelve inches across New England. Across Northeast Ohio early snow showers will give way to party clear skies. High temperatures will be near forty. On Monday rain or snow showers will be possible with high temperatures near forty once again.

On Tuesday the cooler air will begin to lift out of the area as zonal flow takes over. High temperatures will rise to near fifty (50) degrees. Rain showers will be possible ahead of a warm front approaching the area. On Wednesday and Thursday temperatures will rise well into the fifties (50's) as the local area will be in the warm sector of the storm system.

On Friday a storm system and cold front will approach the area. Showers and possible thunderstorms will accompany the cold front passage. High temperatures will reach near sixty degrees if enough sunshine is present.