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WEATHER OUTLOOK

A generally dry period is coming up from today, Wednesday, through Monday.  Temperatures will be cool to seasonable 53-60 (average high is 60º).

Late Thursday into early Friday morning, the retrograde low pressure to our east may cause some light showers.   Also some higher winds.

(Higher winds are not a “wind tunnel effect”, as some the TV weather entertainers call it. Winds are caused by pressure gradients between adjacent systems, higher gradients, higher winds.  A wind tunnel is described here.  Such a thing as a “wind tunnel effect” can best be felt at the corner of 15th and Chestnut Street on a windy day.  I wince every time I hear that term used so incorrectly. )

We are switching from a cyclonic pattern to a large scale upper air “ridge” pattern from the latter part of the weekend into next week.

GEFS depiction cylonic trough in yellow  (click for larger image)

Upper Air Ridge Pattern next week:

GEFS forecast for Tuesdays showing upper ridge

Here are the EKDMOS temperatures for the coming days:

EKDMOS High Temps

With things quiet, check back for the regular WEEKEND WEATHER FORECAST on Friday evening.