FOX 6 Weather Notes

4:30pm, Sunday, May 11, 2008

From FOX 6 Chief Meteorologist Vince Condella

After a cloudy and rainy Sunday morning, dry air is now beginning to stream into our area as low clouds will begin to clear this evening.  Nice sinking motion in the atmosphere behind the departing low-pressure center.  High pressure building in for Monday with weak pressure gradient.  So expect typical lake-breeze to set up and keep things a little cooler lakeside for Monday, although wind speed should remain under 5 miles per hour.

 

We are in-between systems for Tuesday, but still far enough from the moisture of the approaching low-pressure.  So a dry Tuesday as our surface winds turn to the southeast.  Once again this means cooling near the lake, but very nice inland as temperatures reach into the 70s west of Highway 45.

 

GFS numerical prediction model seems to be out to lunch with overblown weather system for Tuesday night and Wednesday, with NAM looking more realistic and conforming with our exclusive RPM model (SkyVision Plus).  So I will introduce a chance for showers and thunderstorms after midnight on Tuesday, then continue shower chances for Wednesday.  Question is about timing and how quickly will the cold front push precipitation out of here Wednesday afternoon.  For now I will broad brush Wednesday for simply scattered showers, but if the system moves quick enough we could have a dry Wednesday afternoon.

 

Sunday Night: Clearing Skies

Low around 38

Diminishing Wind

 

Monday: Mostly Sunny

High: 55 Lakeside, 66 Inland

Wind: NE 5-10 early, then becoming E-SE 5-10mph

 

Monday Night: Partly Cloudy

Low near 45

Wind: SE 5-10mph

 

Tuesday: Partly Sunny, Breezy and Warmer

High: 62 Lakeside, 74 Inland

Wind: SE 10-20mph

 

Tuesday Night: Showers and Thunderstorms Developing Late

Low around 52

 

Wednesday: Scattered Showers

High near 63

 

Thursday and Friday: Partly Sunny

Morning Lows in the mid 40s

Afternoon Highs in the mid to upper 60s, except cooler lakeside on Thursday

 

Saturday: Cloudy with Rain

Morning Low: 45

Afternoon High: 60