Pacific Cold Front To Bring Great Weekend Weather, Some Late Storms Tonight, Mainly North

It's hard to believe only a week ago we were dealing with a freeze threat after the Great Snowstorm of Jan. 21st.  My heating units were working overtime to keep the house above 68 degrees.  Fast forward to today when highs approached 80 and my AC units turned on!  Where in the country does that happen?  Only across the Deep South. From Florida to Texas.  The problem here is not just the temperatures, but the increase in humidity.  Fortunately, a cold front is coming that will sweep away the moisture and make for a great feeling weekend.  Let's begin with our local conditions.

A strong line of T-Storms has formed out ahead of the actual surface front.  The weaker line is the actual cold front.  SPC has had much of our state in their Level 2 (slight) severe risk area, but they indicate any watches are not likely.

That front will arrive after daybreak and SPC believes any storms will weaken overnight.  There is much drier air behind the front as dew points fall

The air behind our next front has origins in the Pacific, not the Arctic.  With sunshine this weekend, the cooldown will be minimal.  Friday will start out cloudy with some lingering showers, but skies will be clearing from the west during the day.

An upper disturbance is lifting out of the SW and will open up and weaken as it heads to the Northeast.  Where the jet stream is splitting, the lift is greatest producing widespread showers & storms.  The heaviest rainfall will be well north of us.

The North Shore might see around a half inch with lower amounts south of Lake P. It's amazing how much of the nation has bounced out of the deep freeze. Outside of the mountains, the only freezing weather is in northern New England.

The upper low is allowing warmth from the south while systems out in the Pacific have cut off the Polar Vortex and warmed much of western Canada.

Until this upper pattern flips back to an East Coast upper trough, expect temperatures to stay above normal/average into mid-February.

With longer days and temps 70+, look for our grasses to start growing and our plants to start budding out.  There could be some dense sea fog before the front arrives early on Friday.  This might be the weekend I clean up all the plants that died during the freeze?  Hate seeing the yard look so dead.  Stay tuned!