Fall Temperatures Arrive Early

From KRBC Chief Meteorologist Randy Turner ...

OUR WEATHER MAKES AN ABRUPT CHANGE THIS WEEK, COMPARED TO LAST WEEK. WE TRANSITION FROM A WARM AND WET FORECAST TO A COOL AND DRY FORECAST. IKE HAD NO MAJOR IMPACT ON OUR AREA AND ONCE IKE MOVED INTO ARKANSAS AND OFF TO THE NORTHEAST, A COLD FRONT MOVED IN FROM THE WEST. A HIGH PRESSURE RIDGE, BASED OVER THE ROCKY MOUNTAINS, WILL RESULT IN DRY WEATHER FOR OUR AREA AND FALL-LIKE TEMPERATURES. A WARMING TREND TAKES PLACE BY THE END OF THE WEEK, BUT FOR THE NEXT TWO OR THREE DAYS, TEMPERATURES WILL REMAIN WELL BELOW NORMAL.

TONIGHT: PARTLY CLOUDY, LOW NEAR 54. NORTHEAST WIND 5 TO 10.

MONDAY: MOSTLY SUNNY, A FEW CLOUDS, HIGH NEAR 77. LIGHT NORTHEAST WIND 5 TO 15.

MONDAY NIGHT: CLEAR AND CHILLY, LOW NEAR 52.

TUESDAY: SUNNY AND MILD, HIGH NEAR 80.