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Wednesday April 16, 2008 at 5:25 pm
Beatuiful End to the Week
posted by Alex Liggitt: Producer/Meteorologist


Clear skies, warm temperatures, light winds...  What else could we ask for at this time of year when the leaves are starting to come out, the days are beginning to get longer, and the new grass in my back yard is beginning to grow.  Highs today reached the 70 degree mark and are expected to again tomorrow, Friday and through the weekend.  I think we should expect one last cool night in the suburbs as lows may fall enough for some patchy frost, but around town, lows will only fall into the low to mid 40s.

Sunny skies will hold through the remainder of the work week, with partly cloudy skies taking over during the day on Saturday.  A disturbance is expected to cruise through the plains and into the Ohio Valley where a cut-off low then veers to the northwest of our region.  Warm temperatures will therefore hang around as winds should remain out of the west, but a few and I stress FEW added clouds will join us for the day on Saturday.  Saturday night and Sunday will be a bit different with added cloud cover and a slight chance for a few showers.

The only problem with such beautiful weather is the fact that we are already below average for the year in rainfall, and I was hoping the region would at least get a good base before the summer months.  As of now, it appears decent rainfall is expected to hold off until the end of next week, so we will not be out of the woods with this rainfall deficit for some time.  I'll give you more details tomorrow... 

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