Oh What A Feeling! Quiet Week Ahead, JazzFest 1st Weekend Wet?

 Back in 1983, the late Irene Cara co-wrote & sang a song for Flashdance, which became a huge hit.  Going outside today, (if you're dressed for it) "Oh what a feeling" it is to feel the cooler and much drier air. It won't last very long, but the break from our early Spring warmth is refreshing.

Gone from yesterday's near 70 dew points are DPs in the 40s, which feel great.  In a few weeks, we'll only dream of this kind of feel.  However, the core of the cold is already retreating as the higher sun angle quickly modifies this cold air mass.

You can see temps in Kansas back into the mid 70s at 1 pm.  As the upper ridge shifts our way this week, we'll see highs warm back to 80+. A weak upper disturbance will spray some clouds back over us for Tuesday & Wednesday, but any rain should stay offshore.

As you can see, the next real rain chances arrive for next weekend, the 1st week of JazzFest.  Much of that will depend on a huge storm off of California.

It's way too soon to know if the weekend activities will be affected, but RIGHT NOW, it appears our dry spell might be coming to an end.  Bad timing!  As usual, we'll know more as we get closer to next weekend.  Stay tuned!

Last Strong Cold Front? Some Welcomed Rainfall, Quick Warm Up

The deeper we get into April, the weaker the cold fronts become due to the longer length of daylight and higher sun angle.  However, we have a cold front that will make Sunday noticeably cooler, requiring sweaters or a light jacket.  We're in the mid 80s today, while Sunday may struggle to get out of the 60s if the cloud cover lingers.  Plus, it'll feel cooler due to the brisk northerly winds.

While Houston is in the 80s, Dallas is in the 50s because of lingering clouds and showers behind the front.  The core of this cold air mass will stay far to our north, but it will give us a welcome break from our early Spring warmth.

For those up over the northern states, it still feels winter-ish with temps in the 40s.  Note how the dewpoints (bottom graphic) drop off behind the cold front.  If you're dressed for it, the next several days will feel delightful.  Most of us will get some rain overnight into early Sunday morning.  NWS says the showers should be gone by 10 AM.

Looking out to the first weekend of JazzFest, it looks warm & humid with a slight chance for spotty showers.  Hopefully, our long dry spell doesn't end next weekend with a stalled out front?  Stay tuned!