Ted and I are classic rock fans, well, he edges me out since he was a professional drummer in his glory days. His recent post about the Beatles reminds me about Aerosmith, and their song "Same Old Song and Dance".

That's the perfect way to describe the pattern we're in. The dominant ridge continues to take hold of the central United States, and here we are, getting pounded by little cut-off lows and waves of low pressure. I'm not complaining, but this blocking pattern is going to have a real tough time breaking down.

Throughout the course of this week these upper level features will continue to force tropical air across our region. Rich dewpoints in the upper 60s and lower 70s will provide the chance for storms containing heavy rainfall throughout the 7 day period. Some of these storms could easily drop an inch of rain in a short amount of time.

So far this June, most of the area has received between 2 and 3 inches of rain, and we average around 5 inches for the month. With our current pattern, we may actually get to average by the end of the week.