DAYS 1-5 (MARCH 12-16)<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Three cold fronts bring us back to reality and then some over the next few days, reminding us this is March, and for a handful of days-to-come, still winter. We start out pleasantly mild today as the first cold front goes through with a few sprinkles or light showers of rain (one occurring here as I write this at 6:30 a.m.), and the wind kicks up but we don’t really see any cold air with this first front, just a step-down from yesterday’s warmth, however still significantly above the mid March normal. It’s when the second front comes through tonight, perhaps with a rain or snow shower, that we see the first wave of cold surge into the region, accompanied by more wind overnight and into Saturday, enough that a few isolated power outages from downed tree limbs may occur. The wind will back of a bit during the day Saturday and while it will be significantly colder than today, the strong mid March sun (mixed with a few clouds) will keep it tolerable. The third cold front will come through during Sunday with a few clouds and an outside risk of a passing snow shower, but mainly its effect will be to bring in even colder air for Sunday night and Monday. The biggest question of this forecast is Tuesday. Low pressure will approach from the west with cold air still in place. The medium range guidance, no surprise, ranges widely in its outcomes from a miss and continued dry weather, to a measurable snowfall. I’ll put it as a chance for a variety of precipitation and will fine-tune from there.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
TODAY: Mostly cloudy with a possible rain shower early morning, then mostly sunny. Highs 60-67 except 52-59 South Coast. Wind SW 10-20 MPH shifting to W with higher gusts.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
TONIGHT: Partly cloudy. A brief rain or snow shower possible mid evening. Lows 24-31. Wind NW 15-25 MPH, gusts 30-45 MPH.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
SATURDAY: Sun and passing clouds. Highs 38-45. Wind N 10-20 MPH, gusts to around 30 MPH in the morning, diminishing in the afternoon.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
SATURDAY NIGHT: Mostly clear. Lows 24-31. Wind NW 5-15 MPH.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
SUNDAY: Mostly sunny to partly cloudy Highs 40-47 in the morning. Falling temperatures in the afternoon. Wind 5-15 MPH morning, shifting to N and increasing to 15-25 MPH with higher gusts afternoon.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
SUNDAY NIGHT: Clear. Lows 13-20. Wind N 10-20 MPH, higher gusts. Wind chill near to slightly below 0 at times.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
MONDAY: Sunny. Highs 30-37. Wind NW 10-20 MPH, diminishing.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
MONDAY NIGHT: Clear evening. Increasing clouds overnight. Lows 15-22. Wind N to NE up to 10 MPH.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
TUESDAY: Cloudy. Chance of snow\/mix\/rain. Highs 33-40. Wind NE 5-15 MPH.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
DAYS 6-10 (MARCH 17-21)<\/p>\n\n\n\n
We’ll be just on the colder side of a boundary between a continued cold Canada and a warmer US Southeast, as previously mentioned. What remains to be seen is if and when any storminess will impact our region. After eyeing a potential for Tuesday, we look for another one around March 18-19 based on current timing. While the general pattern is not too tough to see, the day-to-day weather is, so this is an area that much more analysis will be needed going forward.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
DAYS 11-15 (MARCH 22-26)<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The overall regime will keep us in a battle zone between lingering winter cold in Canada and warmer spring weather in the US Southeast, again typical for this time of year. This pattern leaves us vulnerable to quick weather changes and temperature swings.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
DAYS 1-5 (MARCH 12-16) Three cold fronts bring us back to reality and then some over the next few days, reminding us this is March, and for a handful of days-to-come, still winter. We start out pleasantly mild today as the first cold front goes through with a few sprinkles or light showers of rain … Continue reading Friday March 12 2021 Forecast (6:50AM)<\/span>