I left for Oklahoma last Thursday for my grandson's 6th birthday, taking my heavy coat & sweaters. Boy did I ever need them as highs were mainly in the 40s with a cold rain off & on. Finally saw some sunshine late Sunday as was able to get Ethan started on his new bike.
I'm sorry it's taking me so long to post again, but I have a personal crisis I'm dealing with. Plus, there's not much to talk about as our last front has cleared the Gulf states of those dreaded muggies.
I left when our dew points were in the 70s. The drier air has penetrated down through Miami, where there DPs are in the 50s. There is an East Coast upper trough that will make life dreary over the Great Lakes, Northeast, and Eastern Seaboard. But it means weak fronts will pass through us, re-enforcing our dry & pleasant air. It comes at a time when we don't want to see more heavy rain upriver as a huge crest is coming down to us.
The NWS River Forecast office is predicting a crest of 16.5' here on April 25th, just short of the 17.0 foot mark that would trigger opening the spillway. I don't see any widespread heavy rainfall coming upriver for the next 10-14 days.
Several fast-moving clippers will bring some showers over the Great Lakes & NE, but nothing that should affect river heights.
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You can see the colder air coming across the eastern third of the nation, but look at the warm-up under an upper ridge.
We are not done with cold fronts, but each one should be weaker and weaker as we transition towards Summer. While I was gone, many preseason hurricane predictions came out. I'll talk about that tomorrow and give you my opinion. Stay tuned!
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