PM Update: Milder air and brighter skies still expected before sunset for much of the area

Until tonight: Patchy drizzles, showers, or even brief thunderstorms will last until midnight as cold, moist air finally erodes away from this region while a warm front continues to move north and east across our region. should stop completely. After that, the sky clears with time. South winds, then west winds, blowing nearly 25 mph, drying us out. By dawn, minimum temperatures should drop to the mid-40s.

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Tomorrow (Sunday): Bright blue skies with temperatures ranging from the mid-60s to nearly 70 degrees in the warmest spots. A few midday clouds may be visible. A perfect day to get outside and enjoy spring. Westerly winds can still blow nearly 25 mph. Shall we take what we can?

It shouldn’t feel noticeably windy cold, but allergy sufferers know the pollen is being blown away! The night sky is mostly clear until before dawn. It gets seasonally chilly, dropping into the early to mid-40s.

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Today’s weather setting with a ‘wedge’ of cooler, cloudier air

If you’ve ever wondered what your local meteorologist means when they mention a ‘wedge’ of cooler, cloudier, and wetter conditions, see Blue in the satellite loop below. Look at the cloud formation against the eastern side of the Ridge Mountains.

As a warm front pushes north and east of us, clouds and cold air between Interstates 81 and 95 settle on higher terrain, the areas where this dense air is most difficult to push. will be Especially the protected areas and valleys to the east and north of our region’s mountain ranges. Southwest breezes are the last to reach these areas. These areas are temporarily rerouted by mountains. Still cool air had previously settled from the east and northeast off the coast of the Gulf and Atlantic Ocean.

Reports of cooler temperatures and drizzle are consistent in this same region. Eventually, however, as sunset and night approach, this cold, heavy air is washed away, and light, warm air slowly pushes in from the south and west. (That’s all the physics involved.) Following the passage of the warm front, the high clouds began to move away, so the sunlight also helps circulate warm air to the lower cloud decks.

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