Beautiful Weather Day Except Over Avondale

Nash Roberts would call our summer weather "the rubber stamp forecast".  Dan Milham used to say it's "The MOTS (More Of The Same) forecast".  It's the time of the year when "Pop Up Showers" bubbled up from daytime heating and the interaction of the Sea Breeze & Lake Breeze fronts.   Today's satellite view clearly captures the sea breeze cloud line from Louisiana to Florida.  All was quiet until around 2 PM when a storm erupted (gold circle) right over Avondale and the Zurich Classic.  Lightning brought golf to a halt while across the River at the Fairgrounds, Jazz Fest was rocking under sunshine.

What happens as we head towards Summer is the jet stream retreats back to the north, leaving the southern states with limited upper air motion.  Today's storm sat over Avondale and just rained itself out.  That might happen again tomorrow, but I think the rain chances for the next 3-4 days will be slim to none as an upper ridge builds over us.

There is a stalled front to our north, but it can't come south since it has no support to drive it down to us. Maybe later next week, another front could get close increasing rain chances, but until then it's almost hot & mostly dry.

So if you're going to the Zurich or Jazz Fest, protect yourself from the almost May sun angle.  A wide-brimmed hat and sunscreen are required if you're outside for many hours.  Enjoy your Sunday and stay tuned!