Pig Winter Storm for the East and Central US January 6-8

The ECMRF is indicating a major cold artic flood in the Mid-West and Great Lakes into the Northeast. At the same time for a major blizzard from the Ohio River Valley into the New England. The GFS is not showing a thing except cold air not artic air either just cold. here is the ECMRF Model from December 31, at 7 AM ET or 12Z Run for 114 Hours Out to 180 Hours.

The Surface Plots. Just watch how the storm moves Northward from the Mississippi River Valley towards Buffalo, NY Area.

Now look at the Cold Artic Flood. Also known as the Pineapple Express and Siberian Express. The Pineapple Express is when warm air intrudes Alaska and the North Poll and Siberian Express is when Siberia moves into the US with its cold. 

Bellow is the 850 MB Temperature Plot. The 850 MB Level is about 5000 Feet above sea level.

Now look at the snow fall total for this time frame. The images bellow are the snow fall total for 6 hours from the forecast time.

Now look at the forecast totals from 0 hours to 174 hours.

I expect a major storm. I think the snow fall totals are under done due to how cold it will be. So the snow fall totals could be like 12 to 15 inches with 2 feet in some places. Stay Tuned.

This is why Meteorologists get a forecast wrong? My Complex Thanksgiving Forecasts

OMG Confusing Stuff. Models are having a very tough time for next week’s storm. Big question is where does the Upper level low over the Southern California goes, the Split Jet Stream where does it converge, and The Northern Low Pressure/Short Wave where does this piece of energy goes and how fast does it move, the NAO, PNA Forecasts. Everything is all over. My confidence of a storm is quite high about 95%. The placement of this storm is extremely low about 5% or less. The precipitation type for key forecast points Bos, NYC, Buf, Pit, Phi, Ext is extremely low for most about 30% Confidence or less. The Artic Plunge placement is low about 30%. So I want to ask you all, can we get the computer forecast model to agree on something to make forecasters job a bit easier.

 

Details….

 

Current Conditions….

Low pressure over the  Southern California, High Pressure over Nebraska South Dakota, High Pressure off the cost of Boston, and low pressure North of North Dakota and Low Pressure North of Idaho.

GFS OZ 11/21/13 for 0HR

It is the orange circled events that we have to watch closely on. The green are the projected current tracks of this system.

 

If it takes the further Eastward Track that ends near Albany, NY it will be a major Snow Storm Followed by A Flood of Artic Air. It may even be a Blue Northern where extreme cold air will come in for the Great Lakes and Mid-West for Thanksgiving.

If it takes the track off the cost of George South Carolina it will be just a rain maker and the Cold air retreats and Sunny for Thanksgiving in the Northeast.

 

I am not going to past the forecast models just yet as no one has the right idea, if they do they must be gifted.

 

But here is my weekend forecast For WNY from NWS Buffalo, weather.gov/buf Zip Code 14150

§  Overnight Showers. Low around 40. South wind 6 to 8 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.

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§  Friday Showers, mainly before 10am. High near 48. West wind 9 to 13 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New precipitation amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch possible.

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§  Friday Night A chance of rain and snow showers before midnight, then a slight chance of snow showers between midnight and 1am. Cloudy, then gradually becoming partly cloudy, with a low around 28. Northwest wind 8 to 18 mph. Chance of precipitation is 50%. New snow accumulation of less than a half inch possible.

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§  Saturday A chance of flurries between 9am and 10am, then a chance of snow showers after 10am. Partly sunny, with a high near 34. Breezy, with a west wind 10 to 15 mph increasing to 18 to 23 mph in the afternoon. Chance of precipitation is 50%.

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§  Saturday Night A chance of snow showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 19. Blustery, with a northwest wind 20 to 22 mph. Chance of precipitation is 50%.

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§  Sunday A chance of snow showers. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 24. Chance of precipitation is 50%.

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§  Sunday Night A chance of flurries before midnight. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 19.

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§  Monday A chance of snow showers. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 34. Breezy. Chance of precipitation is 30%.

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§  Monday Night A chance of snow showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 31. Chance of precipitation is 30%.

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§  Tuesday A chance of snow showers. Cloudy, with a high near 39. Chance of precipitation is 30%.

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§  Tuesday Night A chance of snow showers. Cloudy, with a low around 28. Chance of precipitation is 30%.

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§  Wednesday A chance of snow showers. Cloudy, with a high near 37. Chance of precipitation is 30%.

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§  Wednesday Night A chance of snow showers. Cloudy, with a low around 19. Chance of precipitation is 30%.

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§  Thanksgiving Day A chance of snow showers. Cloudy, with a high near 29. Chance of precipitation is 30%.

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Cool Summer may be the telling of what is to come this winter!

70.5 Degrees is the normal temperature for July and August in Buffalo, NY.

July Week 1 878/12 = 73.2

July Week 2: 1020/14 = 72.9

July Week 3: 1113/14 = 79.5

July Week 4: 958/14 = 68.4

July Week 5: 532 / 8 = 66.5

July Average: 360.5/5 =  72.1 That makes July +1.1 from the normal of 71.

 

August Week 1: 407/6 =  67.8

August Week 2: 683/10 68.3 Forecasted to be 67.7

Forecasted week 3: 940/14 = 67.1

Forecasted through week 3: 67.5  That makes August -2.5 From the normal of 70.

69.8 Degrees could be the final two month average which would be -0.5 degrees from the normal of 70.5

How does this correlate to my forecast from May 2013? I originally said it was going to be a cool and wet summer. Well this shows I am correct at this point. Now here is my forecast for this coming Fall. Cooler and dryer than normal at first followed by a slight warm up in November. I have this to say, we could be wetter than normal throughout if the tropics show up to play but I feel this year could be bellow normal for the Atlantic Hurricane Season too. I am forecasting only 1 Major Hurricane and 7 Minor Hurricanes with a total of 14 named storms. That would be similar to the 1992 hurricane season.

                For this coming winter as for a one sentence summery… Cold and Stormy for East of the Rockies; pleasantly mild for the West of the Rockies.

That is my preliminary forecast for the USA. The CFSv2 is a long range forecast model. It the original CFS was good, but was updated end of 2011. It has shown some better accuracy from other current models, but as for right now all long range forecast models show little to no help in a complete forecast beyond 3 months. But the CFSv2 is on the right pathway to win the lottery. I would put money on this lottery that this winter in the Northeast to be a blizzardy winter. I have feeling that this winter could come down in the record books far as snow in the big cities and cold temperatures. Here is my point.

 

                In the picture above shows the Seasonal 200 MB Height Anomalies from December January and February 2013/14. 1 shows a tighten pressure trough in the Eastern Asia witch shows strong storms to develop or intensify. 2 and 3 the Ridge over the Gulf of Alaska would be strong to shove a weaker than forecasted ridge on the West Coast this shows a positive PNA which means warmer and pleasant conditions for the West Coast. This would deepen the trough (4) in the Midwest and East Coast. Here we would see big time snow events and very cold if not brutal cold. And this (5) ridge over to near Greenland would show sings that Atmospheric blocking may occur. This would amplify the cold weather into New England States. Wow For more information you can read this meteorologists blog at http://theweathercentre.blogspot.com/ and direct link to his comments on the same thing is http://theweathercentre.blogspot.com/2013/08/2013-2014-winter-update-dont-worry-be.html

 

 

Premliminary Results on how Solar Maximums and the Effects on Climate.

I first Googled Solar Maximum effects on climate. Later found a link to http://forum.weatherzone.com.au/ubbthreads.php/topics/1190479/4 and went on to do my own research. Here are some of my highlights notes. The Earth’s Temperature was at a record coldest in the 1690s. The Solar Maximum was at a record low. So I Googled “what was the global temperature in 1690”

Next I discovered a rapid rise in temperatures in the 1950s, where there was also a big active time for solar maximums. So I Googled “what was the global temperature in 1950” I finally saw a rise in Solar maximums from 2000 to 20011. I Googled “what was the global temperature from 2000 to 2011” and found this image…

 

 

I noticed in 2010 we had a the lowest temperature since 1999. And found it was due to a low active time for Solar Maximums. And found this on a web search

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Here are a few supporting indications that higher than normal temperatures may actually be caused by the sun and not CO2 emissions.

 

From 1995 to present day we had have the least CO2 Emissions since keeping track of elevated CO2 in the 1950s. in 2010 we had an elevated spike in elevated CO2 emissions and again in 1999 from heavy manufacturing in countries like China. Now in the 1980s we had the highest CO2 emissions and later in the early 1990s made laws to stop the CO2 Emissions. But does this show man has the ability to control climate? In a way we can. But when we started to demolish grass lands and forests in the early to mid-1900s we noticed a big spike in global temperatures. So my analysis show that cutting down on vegetation may harm us in the long term and this is where we had the huge temperature impacts along with the sun being more active than normal.  So now that there is a global effort to save the tropical rain forests and other vegetation may actually lower overall temperatures in the near future. Let’s face it, in the 1920s to about 1938 when steel mills where in full force there was a tone of CO2 Emissions and caused major environmental and Climatological impacts. But in recent year we have lowered our CO2 emissions dramatically since the 1950s so I feel why wouldn’t this so called “Global Warming” been sooner than in recent years? This shows me that there is another major impact or other contributors in the overall Climate Change.

 

A Extreme Cold and Stormy Winter May Be Intact This Year!

I am currently doing research on the stormy and colder than normal winter for much of the US this coming winter. I am doing my forecasts right now on how the solar energy and solar maxima may impact the short term climate. We are coming up to the end of the solar maxima and the sun will sleep for another 100+ years. This Solar Maxima is expected to end this November. This could lead us to another Ice Age. I will have my research soon! So here is my preliminary Winter 2013-14 Outlook!

In the Northern Half of the Continental US we can expect colder than normal conditions. It can be especially colder than normal in the Northeast and Great Lakes Regions. Expect stormy weather in the Northeast and Northwest. Drier conditions in the South Plains States. Here in Buffalo, NY we will be in the center of a noticeable deep trough.

Strong Thunderstorms to move in...

Strong to even severe thunderstorms will move across the region this evening and bring damaging winds to 70 MPH and large hail to ¾ an inch. These storms as of 550 PM EDT where along a line from Toronto to Just East of London moving south eastward at about 30 MPH. These storms will move into the area before 8 PM and if they hold together they will cause damage.

Forecast for Buffalo, NY at 4 AM on July 16, 2013

Updated: 7/16/13 at 4 AM EDT

Hazardous Weather Outlook

Today Mostly sunny and hot, with a high near 91. Southwest wind 3 to 8 mph.

 

Tonight Mostly clear, with a low around 73. Southwest wind 5 to 9 mph.

 

Wednesday Mostly sunny and hot, with a high near 90. Southwest wind 7 to 16 mph.

 

Wednesday Night Mostly clear, with a low around 74. Southwest wind 7 to 11 mph.

 

Thursday A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms after 1pm. Mostly sunny, with a high near 89. West wind 6 to 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.

 

Thursday Night A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 73. Chance of precipitation is 30%.

 

Friday A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly sunny and hot, with a high near 90. Breezy. Chance of precipitation is 40%.

 

Friday Night A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 73. Chance of precipitation is 40%.

 

Saturday A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 83. Chance of precipitation is 50%.

 

Saturday Night A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly cloudy, with a low around 65. Chance of precipitation is 30%.

 

Sunday Sunny, with a high near 80.

 

Sunday Night Mostly clear, with a low around 63.

 

Monday Sunny, with a high near 81.

Severe Thunderstorm Watch

Severe Thunderstorm Watch
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH OUTLINE UPDATE FOR WS 409
NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER NORMAN OK
355 PM EDT WED JUL 10 2013

SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH 409 IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1000 PM EDT
FOR THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS

NYC003-009-013-029-037-051-055-063-069-073-101-117-121-123-
110200-
/O.NEW.KWNS.SV.A.0409.130710T1955Z-130711T0200Z/

NY
.    NEW YORK COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE

ALLEGANY             CATTARAUGUS         CHAUTAUQUA
ERIE                 GENESEE             LIVINGSTON
MONROE               NIAGARA             ONTARIO
ORLEANS              STEUBEN             WAYNE
WYOMING              YATES
$$

Strong storms continue to pop up over the Niagara Peninsula

Severe thunderstorms are popping up and expecting to move eastward throughout the next couple of hours. Expect damaging winds and large hail are the primary threat for these thunderstorms. Expect to watch to be issued by 4 p.m.

Severe weather potential

Thunderstorms to develop later this evening. some storms may be severe damaging winds and large hail. I see a severe weather watch being issued by 4 or 5 p.m. this evening. stay tuned to Andy's weather site blog for more details. you can find out whether information at www.weather.gov/buf

Flood Watch

Flood Watch

FLOOD WATCH
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BUFFALO NY
345 PM EDT THU JUN 6 2013

...FLOODING POSSIBLE THROUGH LATE TONIGHT...

.AREAS OF HEAVY RAIN WILL CONTINUE TO LIFT ACROSS WESTERN NEW YORK
THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING...BRINGING TOTAL RAINFALL AMOUNTS
BETWEEN 1 AND 2 INCHES. THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR LOCALLY HIGHER
AMOUNTS...WHICH COULD RESULT IN FLOODING. THE HEAVIEST RAIN WILL
FALL THIS AFTERNOON AND TAPER OFF INTO THE EVENING...BUT RIVERS
AND CREEKS MAY CONTINUE TO RISE SEVERAL HOURS AFTER THE HEAVIEST
RAIN HAS ENDED.

NYZ001>004-010>014-019>021-085-070345-
/O.CON.KBUF.FA.A.0003.000000T0000Z-130607T1000Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
NIAGARA-ORLEANS-MONROE-WAYNE-NORTHERN ERIE-GENESEE-WYOMING-
LIVINGSTON-ONTARIO-CHAUTAUQUA-CATTARAUGUS-ALLEGANY-SOUTHERN ERIE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...NIAGARA FALLS...MEDINA...ROCHESTER...
NEWARK...BUFFALO...BATAVIA...WARSAW...GENESEO...CANANDAIGUA...
JAMESTOWN...OLEAN...WELLSVILLE...ORCHARD PARK...SPRINGVILLE
345 PM EDT THU JUN 6 2013

...FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE TONIGHT...

THE FLOOD WATCH CONTINUES FOR

* A PORTION OF WESTERN NEW YORK...INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING
  COUNTIES...ALLEGANY...CATTARAUGUS...CHAUTAUQUA...GENESEE...
  LIVINGSTON...MONROE...NIAGARA...NORTHERN ERIE...ONTARIO...
  ORLEANS...SOUTHERN ERIE...WAYNE AND WYOMING.

* THROUGH LATE TONIGHT

* ONE TO TWO INCHES OF RAIN...WITH LOCALIZED AMOUNTS OF 3 INCHES
  POSSIBLE.

* STEADY RAIN WILL CAUSE CREEKS TO RISE THIS AFTERNOON AND
  EVENING...WITH SOME PONDING OF WATER ON ROADWAYS...ESPECIALLY IN
  TYPICALLY VULNERABLE LOW-LYING AREAS. LOCALLY HEAVIER AMOUNTS
  ARE POSSIBLE IN SOME LOCATIONS...WHICH COULD RESULT IN CREEK
  FLOODING...AND MORE WIDESPREAD URBAN FLOODING ISSUES.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A FLOOD WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR FLOODING BASED ON
CURRENT FORECASTS. YOU SHOULD MONITOR LATER FORECASTS AND BE
ALERT FOR POSSIBLE FLOOD WARNINGS. THOSE LIVING IN AREAS PRONE TO
FLOODING SHOULD BE PREPARED TO TAKE ACTION SHOULD FLOODING
DEVELOP. STAY TUNED TO WEATHER RADIO OR OTHER RADIO AND TV
STATIONS FOR FURTHER DETAILS OR UPDATES

&&

$$

SMITH

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Hazardous Weather Outlook

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BUFFALO NY
1005 AM EDT THU JUN 6 2013

NYZ001>004-010>014-019>021-085-071415-
NIAGARA-ORLEANS-MONROE-WAYNE-NORTHERN ERIE-GENESEE-WYOMING-
LIVINGSTON-ONTARIO-CHAUTAUQUA-CATTARAUGUS-ALLEGANY-SOUTHERN ERIE-
1005 AM EDT THU JUN 6 2013

...FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE TONIGHT...

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR WESTERN NEW YORK.

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT.

PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE
INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS.

   FLOOD WATCH.

MODERATE TO HEAVY RAIN IS LIKELY TODAY AND TONIGHT...WITH RAINFALL
AMOUNTS OF 1 TO 2 INCHES POSSIBLE. ALTHOUGH WIDESPREAD FLOODING IS
NOT EXPECTED...LOCALIZED MINOR FLOODING OF LOW LYING AND POOR
DRAINAGE AREAS IS POSSIBLE. SHARP RISES ARE EXPECTED ON AREAS
CREEKS AND STREAMS WITH SOME RISING TO NEAR BANKFULL.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY.

THE PROBABILITY FOR WIDESPREAD HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS LOW.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

THIS PRODUCT...ALONG WITH OTHER WATCHES...WARNINGS...ADVISORIES...
AND STATEMENTS ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OFFICE IN
BUFFALO CAN BE FOUND ON THE INTERNET AT HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/BUF

$$

7 Day Forecast

Hazardous Weather Conditions

• Flood Watch in effect June 6, 03:45 PM EDT until June 7, 06:00 AM EDT
• Hazardous Weather Outlook

Tonight Scattered showers. Patchy fog after 5am. Otherwise, cloudy, with a low around 58. Southeast wind 5 to 8 mph becoming light and variable after midnight. Chance of precipitation is 40%. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.

 

Friday Scattered showers. Patchy fog before 10am. Otherwise, mostly cloudy, with a high near 67. Light northwest wind. Chance of precipitation is 30%. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.

 

Friday Night A chance of showers, mainly after 1am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 57. North wind 3 to 5 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.

 

Saturday A chance of showers, mainly before 1pm. Mostly cloudy, then gradually becoming sunny, with a high near 71. West wind around 6 mph. Chance of precipitation is 50%. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.

 

Saturday Night Mostly clear, with a low around 55. South wind around 6 mph.

 

 

Sunday Sunny, with a high near 80.

 

Sunday Night A chance of showers and thunderstorms after 1am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 63. Chance of precipitation is 50%.

 

Monday Showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm. Cloudy, with a high near 77. Chance of precipitation is 70%.

 

Monday Night Showers likely. Cloudy, with a low around 60. Chance of precipitation is 70%.

 

Tuesday Showers likely. Cloudy, with a high near 75. Chance of precipitation is 70%.

 

Tuesday Night Partly cloudy, with a low around 59.

 

Wednesday Mostly sunny, with a high near 74.

 

Wednesday Night Partly cloudy, with a low around 60.

 

Thursday Sunny, with a high near 69.

7 Day Forecast for WNY

A cooler and wetter weather pattern is setting up, later in the week I will have my final summer forecast for you!



Overnight Showers likely, mainly after 5am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 54. East wind around 11 mph, with gusts as high as 23 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New precipitation amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch possible.

 

Thursday Rain. High near 64. East wind 8 to 14 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New precipitation amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.

 

Thursday Night Rain likely. Cloudy, with a low around 57. Northeast wind 7 to 11 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%. New precipitation amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch possible.

 

Friday A chance of showers. Cloudy, with a high near 70. North wind 7 to 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.

 

Friday Night A chance of showers. Cloudy, with a low around 58. Northeast wind 7 to 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.

 

Saturday A chance of showers. Cloudy, with a high near 71. Chance of precipitation is 30%. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.

 

Saturday Night Mostly cloudy, with a low around 57.

 

Sunday Mostly sunny, with a high near 78.

 

Sunday Night A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 63. Chance of precipitation is 50%.

 

Monday A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 74. Breezy. Chance of precipitation is 50%.

 

Monday Night A chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 59. Chance of precipitation is 40%.

 

Tuesday A chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 75. Chance of precipitation is 40%.

 

Tuesday Night Mostly cloudy, with a low around 57.

 

Wednesday Partly sunny, with a high near 75.

Sorry been busy for a while.

I am going to post some stuff later on. Including this weeks forecast, my sneakers and other cool stuff. Soon I will have my website up and running too. www.andysweathersite.com

NWS forecast from 5/30 to 6/6

7-DAY FORECAST

• OvernightPartly cloudy, with a low around 67. South wind around 7 mph.
• FridayA chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly after 4pm. Mostly sunny, with a high near 89. South wind 8 to 15 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%. New rainfall amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
• Friday NightA slight chance of showers and thunderstorms before 8pm, then a slight chance of showers and thunderstorms after midnight. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 67. Southwest wind 9 to 11 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
• SaturdayA chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly after 10am. Partly sunny, with a high near 88. Southwest wind 11 to 16 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%. New rainfall amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
• Saturday NightShowers and thunderstorms likely, mainly after 11pm. Cloudy, with a low around 66. South wind 9 to 16 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%. New rainfall amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.
• SundayOccasional showers and thunderstorms before 2pm, then a chance of showers. High near 74. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New rainfall amounts between a half and three quarters of an inch possible.
• Sunday NightA chance of showers before 11pm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 54. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
• MondayPartly sunny, with a high near 67.
• Monday NightPartly cloudy, with a low around 49.
• TuesdayMostly sunny, with a high near 68.
• Tuesday NightMostly clear, with a low around 50.
• WednesdayMostly sunny, with a high near 74.
• Wednesday NightMostly cloudy, with a low around 53.
• ThursdayMostly cloudy, with a high near 74.