The Warm Up Continues

From Meteorologist Brandon Rector...

The sunshine and warmer temperatures returned yesterday after a cool and wet Thursday through Saturday. This morning we're starting off with temperatures in the upper 30s to upper 40s. The warming trend continues this afternoon with highs in the low to mid 70s. Windy conditions are expected today as well. Winds will be from the south-southwest at 15 to 25 mph with gusts as high as 30 to 35 mph. A Lake Wind and Wind Advisory are in effect for most of the area today, so you might want to put off that trip to the lake. Also, be careful if you are in a high profile vehicle on the roadways. Be sure you have a firm grip on the steering wheel.

Even though we got some rain last week, we should still be very cautious when it comes to the fire danger. It can take about 7 to 10 days for the ground and plant life to fully soak in the moisture after rain has fallen. Also the rain we saw last week will help us in the short term, but we still have a way to go before we can overcome the long term dry conditions that we have had.

Tuesday and Wednesday will be very warm and well above average for this time of year. Highs should reach the mid to upper 80s. We could see record highs on Wednesday since the record for that date is 86 set back in 1899.

A cold front is expected to arrive on Thursday. It will cool us down for Thursday through Saturday, but highs should be in the low to mid 70s. There is also a 20% chance of showers and thunderstorms Thursday and Friday. Hopefully, we'll add a little more rain to the rain bucket for the year since we're still about a third of an inch behind where we should be.

Another cold front looks to arrive on Saturday. Rain chances with this front look slight at best for now. This front will continue the cooling trend as Sunday's highs should be in the mid 60s.

Have a magnificent Monday!