Wet Saturday and then Much Warmer!

After a cold weekend with lake effect snow the area experienced a much more seasonable work week. Conditions were generally dry with high temperatures in the 60's and 70's.  Unfortunately all good things must come to an end and this weekend yet another cold upper level trough will affect the area. A storm system tracking along the southern tier of the Nation has trended further north than earlier predicted. This will result in an unsettled and cool weekend. Thankfully next week is looking warm and eventually a bit humid. It will begin to finally feel like late spring!

Today was the last of the quiet weather this week. Skies became increasingly cloudy during the day as high temperatures reached the lower seventies (70's) Rain will approach the area late overnight from the south and west.

Saturday will be a wet day area wide especially early and the further south and east one goes. The hope is the rain will become more scatter after noon but high temperatures may only rise into the lower sixties (60's) at best. Rain chances will end Saturday night locally. A storm system will be begin to move into the Plain States and may produce some severe weather.

On Saturday high pressure will control the local weather as a trough moves off the East Coast with a wet storm system. Conditions locally will be generally dry with high temperatures well into the sixties (60's). As the East begins to quiet down, another tough of low pressure will set-up over the Rocky Mountains. This trough will send pieces of energy east leading to periods of several weather beginning Sunday from North Dakota to Texas. Everyday during the workweek there will be a threat for all modes of severe weather, including tornadoes, over the middle section of the Country. High temperatures locally will warm everyday and will near eighty (80) degrees by Wednesday. With the increase in humidity and instability thunderstorms may be possible during the afternoons on Wednesday and Thursday.

On Friday a weakening cool front will be approaching the area. Showers and thunderstorms will be possible as high temperatures will be in the upper seventies (70's) to the lower eighties (80's) The middle section of the country could once again be under the gun for severe weather; details will become clearer as the week progresses.

Winter Relapse?

After a very active weather week across the region, cool and unsettle weather will visit for the weekend. Temperatures steadily warmed through the week and peaked in the lower eighties (80's) on Thursday before a cool front moved through that night. Severe weather during the week spawned numerous tornadoes which claimed two lives in Oklahoma. This weekend will feature quieter weather across the Nation with the exception of the Great Lakes and Northeast Region where an upper level low pressure will become established leading to cool and wet weather conditions. The weather over the weekend will be more typical of Fall as an air mass from the polar regions arrives. The low lifts out during the week and an airflow out of the south and west will moderate temperatures across the East as a trough becomes established over the West by next weekend.

Currently a strong cool front is moving through Great Lakes and Northeast regions. Rain showers will mark the arrival of the cool front and high temperatures will be fifteen to twenty (15-20) degrees below normal today and Sunday. Instability and lake effect showers will be possible as the coldest air arrives. Overnight Saturday snow may mix in across the highest elevations and Sunday night scattered frost will be possible for many areas away from Lake Erie.  On Monday high temperatures will rebound to around sixty(60) degrees as the next storm system approaches the area.

On Tuesday the next cool front will approach the region. High temperatures will once again be around sixty(60) with showers accompanying the frontal passage. High pressure will once again influence the weather on Wednesday with dry conditions and high temperatures in the lower sixties (60's).  Severe weather will possible on Tuesday as a storm system affects the southern Plains. Additional severe weather will be possible with this system as it moves across the Nation.

On Thursday the overall weather pattern will begin to change as high pressure dominates the East and a trough of low pressure moves onshore across the Northwest.  Conditions will remain dry and high temperatures will continue to rise and locally may reach the upper sixties (60's).

Wet Week before a Cool Weekend

After a delightful and dry weekend for the local area an active and wet work week is setting up. A strong but slow moving storm system has generated rounds of severe weather over the weekend and it will affect Northern Ohio for much of the week with rain. Temperatures will rise and become summery by Thursday before a strong cold front and and much cooler air arrive for the weekend. Rounds of severe will affect the Nation until the storm system clears the East Coast.

The local is being influenced by cool high pressure local to the north. It is sending a cool and dry air mass into the area. High temperatures reached the lower sixties (60's) as clouds over spread the area. A strong storm system moving into the Plain States will generate severe weather from Nebraska south to the Red River Valley. All modes of severe weather will be likely with tornadoes possible across Oklahoma.

Tomorrow a warm front will begin approaching the local area. Periods of showers and possible thunderstorms will occur during the day. High temperatures may be suppressed in the upper fifties (50's) if dry periods are sparse later in the day. Severe weather will be possible for the lower Ohio Valley and across sections of Texas. On Wednesday the the warm front will move through during the day with more showers and thunderstorms possible. High temperatures should rise into the lower seventies (70's) if the area experiences enough dry conditions.  Severe weather will again be possible across the Middle Mississippi River Valley.

On Thursday a strong storm system will move into the Western Great Lakes with an active cold front. A warm front will clear the area and high temperatures will rise well into the the seventies (70's). With warm and increasingly humid conditions across the area severe weather will be possible along the entire cold front.

On Friday the first cold front will clear the area and temperatures will cool down into the lower sixties (60's). Showers and thunderstorms will be possible along the cold front as it affects the East Coast. A stronger cold front will arrive late Friday and will usher in much cooler weather for Saturday. High temperatures will hold in the fifties (50's) with cloudy and possible showery conditions across the area.

On Sunday high pressure will begin to assert its influence own the area. Conditions will remain cool with high temperatures remaining in the fifties (50's) but conditions should be dry.