Models Nailed it, Warm Up Coming, Corvette Museum Podcast This week

 When I retired from daily broadcasting nearly 10 years ago, computer technology gave us "numerical guidance" 4 times a day for various city locations.  Fast forward 10 years, and local weathercasters can now show hour-by-hour temperature forecasts 48-72 hours ahead of time.  I remember Zack showing us the forecast model on Friday for Monday morning's low temperature of 33 at MSY and 20s on the North Shore.  Here are this morning's low temps.

I'd say that was one terrific forecast, giving all of us plenty of lead time to prepare for the freeze. Tomorrow morning will be nearly as cold, so keep your freeze precautions in effect.

I've read several comments asking what I was going to do to protect my plants.  Those of you who subscribe to my podcast already know, as we did a Podcast several weeks ago on protecting your house & yard.  For $2/month, it's a no-brainer.  Just sign up at bobbreck.com.  Coming this week is the Podcast we did at the Corvette Museum in Kentucky.  It's not always about the weather, although most future Podcasts will be about people you know from the past & present.  Obviously, during hurricane season, the podcast will focus on the Tropics.  So go join us.  Consider it's the cost of one Powerball ticket a month.  For today, it's about the warm-up coming. the deep upper trough over the Great Lakes has lifted out.

But this is a massive Arctic air mass that will be slow to leave.  Look at how far south the snow cover reaches into Northern Kentucky.

That's why it's so cold over the Northeast.  But as the center of the high shifts to our east, the southerly winds will bring back the warmer air, especially for Wednesday into Thursday.

It's warmer in Montana & Denver than here!  It will be a slow process, but the Arctic chill will leave us, but not right away.  Dew points are still in the teens & 20s, meaning AM lows will dip below freezing again on Tuesday.

We actually might be as cold or colder on Tuesday morning.  Keep everything protected and drip the water North & West of Lake P. before you go to sleep.

All you snow geeks thinking of a White Christmas here, not gonna happen.  Note the 70s coming back for the weekend.  Models indicate the above-normal temps will last through Christmas.  Sorry.  If you're into sports cars, the Corvette Museum Podcast is coming this week.  Go sign up and enjoy.  Stay tuned!