Week of 10/12 Forecast Discussion

Hope everyone had a great weekend! The weather was fantastic and very "late summer like" with temps well into the 70s. This was due to a large ridge of high pressure with very high positive anomalies that is still in control over the eastern part of the country. Meanwhile, as Ben mentioned in his Thursday post, places out West are experiencing heavy snowfall for one of the first times this season. This pattern will remain in place for the beginning part of the week but will soon breakdown as we near the weekend.

Look for temps to be well above average tomorrow and Tuesday (some places around the region could see highs into the low 80s as 850mb temps warm to ~15 degrees C. Wednesday will again be a gorgeous day with highs in the 70s. A cold front will "wash out" over the region late Wednesday and Thursday leading to more clouds and cooler temps (back to seasonable levels). We may see a chance of precipitation later in the week if waves of low pressure form along the front. However, at this point showers look "few and far between." Friday and Saturday look nice at this point with normal or below normal temps as a trough digs into the region behind the frontal boundary. Heights lower and 850mb temps cool to 0 degrees C--much more fall like!

Enjoy the nice weather this week...hopefully the rain stays away for the end of the week. Have a good one!