BIG CHANGES THIS WEEK!

The Jetstream has been very active over the past several weeks and the week ahead is no exception to the trend! A powerful Low and associated upper level trough has pushed into the country from the west. On Saturday this surface Low looked like a Hurricane while spinning in the Pacific just off the California coast. The storm has since lost its shape but a good bit of Jetstream energy is helping to develop a new surface Low just east of the Rockies. This too will wrap up a good bit and gain strength. The biggest effect it will have on us will be a significant temperature drop as it drags a cold front through late Monday along with a bunch of wind. Prior to this we'll be above average with widespread 60s, but by Tuesday we'll be back in Winter with chilly highs in the upper 30s to middle 40s, some five to ten degrees below seasonal averages. Couple these temps with gusts perhaps as high as 30 to 40 mph and it will be feeling like upper 20s and 30s! Friday looks to bring in another trough to our area and the likelihood of some rain. Late Sunday brings in yet a third system, which may dig far enough to the south to tap into abundant moisture. Should this be the case and a great enough temperature contrast is present, we may be contending with a round of strong to severe t-storms. We'll be monitoring this threat through the week.

Posted by Ted Zarras at 9:26 PM