Have You Hugged a Volunteer Fireman Today?

From KRBC Chief Meteorologist Randy Turner ...

Before I get to weather, I wanted to send out kudo's to all the volunteer firemen who spring into action at a moments notice and put their life on the line. We saw that first hand Thursday with the big fire near Hawley and it is a scenario repeated time and time again. These folks love their communities and are to be commended for their hard work. And if you have a little extra money burning a hole in your pocket, your volunteer department can always use the funds to keep the equipment repaired.

Speaking of fires, the wildfire danger isn't going to get any better Friday or Saturday. It should improve a little by Sunday as more moisture returns to the area. I'm still forecasting rain for Monday and Tuesday which will ease the situation even more.

The weather pattern is going through a change right now, which is good news for us because we stand a better chance to see weather systems come our way from the southwest and, hopefully, produce rain.

Friday is another warm and windy day, followed by a strong cold front around sunset or so..

Saturday high temperatures will likely not get out of the 40's and, combined with northeast wind, there will be a chill in the air all day.

Sunday, temperatures warm up a little more, clouds increase and low level moisture makes a return, something we haven't seen in quite a while.

Monday should be a cloudy day with scattered showers around the area, hit and miss, amounts probably won't be much. Another cold front should arrive late Monday or Monday night. I'll carry that rain chance over to the Tuesday forecast before the system exits stage right.

Temperatures look like this:
Friday - mid 70's. Friday night - low 30's. Saturday - upper 40's. Saturday night - upper 20's.
Sunday - near 60. Monday and Tuesday - upper 50's.

Remember, most of the counties in the KRBC viewing area are under a Burn Ban so please be careful out there. Take care !! Randy