Weather Vane

Last week’s forecast played out well, considering the weak systems in place and the relatively unstable atmosphere. We saw some cool unsettled weather, the heat moved in, and we had the chance of thundershowers or stronger thunderstorms every few days. For this forecast period, the only difference is that it looks like temperatures are going to heat up

Last issue’s forecast did a pretty good job of handling the big picture, but as usual, getting the details and timings perfect is difficult. For this forecast period, I think the best two words to sum it up are traditional summer. This forecast period will begin with high pressure building in from the west. Ahead

Last week’s forecast was not too bad. We did see temperatures fluctuate between one or two days of warm and then a couple of days of cool weather. It was also fairly unstable, with several systems bringing clouds, showers, thundershowers, and even some thunderstorms. For this forecast period it looks like July is going to

With the unsettled pattern continuing to persist across our region, last week’s forecast did not do too bad of a job. We did see temperatures moderate into the low to mid-20s. The strong area of low pressure did develop to our west last weekend, which allowed warmer-than-expected air to push northward — then more unsettled

Surprise, surprise, surprise — the weather models did a pretty good job with last week’s forecast. We saw slowly warming temperatures with the chance of showers or thunderstorms over the weekend and into the early part of this week. The main question now is whether the dry weather will continue — or will we see