Wednesday, April 22, 2009 Forecast

Cloudy to start, and the chance of some rain and storms will still be present as we go throughout the day. Best upper level support is during the afternoon and overnight hours tonight, but not expecting much in the way of any measurable precip...just scatted showers at times. Winds will be out of the west today and breezy at times. Temperatures should manage to reach the mid 50s this afternoon. If we can get any sunshine, expect the upper 50s.

Tomorrow we start the clearing process and a return to warmer temperatures. We will be dry on Thursday and temperatures should reach the upper 60s...68 is the forecast high tomorrow for Dublin. Winds will be light and from the west or northwest.

Everyone gets in on some warmer temperatures by Friday evening. Places in Wisconsin should hit record highs with temperatures into the upper 80s!!! As for us, expect highs into the upper 70s to near 80 for Friday evening! It is definitely goingto be a warm weekend. Definitely bring out the shorts and t-shirts, along with the sunscreen...sunshine will prevail going into the weekend! Winds will be light Friday, but expect them to increase into Saturday and Sunday as high pressure moves from overhead to off the Carolina coast during the weekend.

Tuesday, April 21, 2009 Forecast

Expect partly sunny skies this morning but as we progress through the day the clouds will increase in coverage and a chance of rain sneaks into the region by late afternoon. Best chance for some precip is from 2PM this afternoon until 10PM tonight. Rain amounts will be light, generally less than a quarter-inch. Best upper-level support for this is during the time-frame above. Expect temperatures around 58 this afternoon for the NRV with a breeze from the west.

On Wednesday, there is the chance of a few wrap-around showers as this system makes its way off to the north and east. Best chances for this is also during the afternoon hours. Temperatures should be in the lower to mid 50s, with 54 expect for Dublin under mostly cloudy skies and a northwest wind 10-15mph.

Thursday looks to be much nicer with warmer temperatures reaching the mid to upper-60s. Skies should also improve and we should see abundant sunshine going through the day. Winds will be light and generally from the west.

Little River at Snowville is at 1.74' at 6:30 this morning. Should expect it to level off but will likely see another increase if we manage to have some rain later today and tonight.

Monday, April 20, 2009 Forecast

Showers and precip are off to the east this morning and pushing northeast. It looks like they will stay out of our area for a few hours more but I do expect some light rain to develop later today...should be light amounts though. Temperatures today should be in the mid-60s...66 for Dublin today. It will be breezy at times with a southwest wind.

Tomorrow looks to be slightly cooler, around 60 for our area. There will still be a chance of rain showers and it will be mostly cloudy again for Tuesday. Winds will also be stronger tomorrow...gusting to about 20mph at times.

On Wednesday we should start to dry out...temps will fall even further but we should stay in the mid-50s for afternoon highs. It will be mostly cloudy, but we should sneak some sunshine in. Winds look to be breezy again but not as bad as Tuesday.

Little River at Snowville bridge is at 1.32' this morning at 6:30 AM. It is on a slight rise due to the rain from yesterday and last night.

Sunday, April 19, 2009 Forecast

As expected, clouds have overtaken the region and the threat of some light rain will increase going into the afternoon. Right now, most precip is off to the west, but we may squeeze a few showers out later today after about 2PM...but only light in nature. Temperatures today should stay in the mid-60s...Dublin should hit 64° with breezy southwest winds. This goes against NAM guidance, which forecasts 72 for KPSK and 70 for KBCB...just expecting no sunshine and some light rain...we shouldn't be able to get that warm.

The best chance for rain comes early on Monday after midnight. UVV will be in the +5 range going into Monday morning. Amounts should be less than .25". Temps will be slight cooler averaging around the lower-60s....60 for the NRV tomorrow. Winds will shift to the west by the evening and will be breezy at times.

The main batch of precip moves out for Tuesday, but some wrap-around moisture may spark a few showers later on in the day. Upper level divergence is favored in the morning hours as well, so a 30% chance of showers expected on Tuesday. Highs will be in the low to mid-50s.

Thursday, April 16, 2009

First off, I want to remind everyone to take a moment to remember those lost in the shootings on campus at Virginia Tech 2 years ago today. They will never be forgotten. Long live Virginia Tech!

A beautiful sunny morning right now here in Snowville. A few light clouds, but seeing mostly sunny skies attm. Satellite loop shows clouds thinning right now, but with a convective temperature of 50°, we may see some puffy cumulus clouds start forming when we reach that point...which will probably be sometime around 10:30 this morning. With high pressure building in from the north, we will stay dry today with lots of sunshine. An interesting setup as the mountains will likely see warmer temperatures than southside today, with a surge of warm air along the spine of the Blue Ridge at 850mb at 0z. Temperatures should be able to reach the mid 60s today...and the NRV should hit 64 later today. Winds will be light and from the northeast.

High pressure settles over the area for Friday, bringing us mostly sunny skies once again. A few clouds may try to work their way in later in the afternoon/evening, but for the most part, a nice day is in store for the region. Temperatures should reach the upper 60s...possibly hitting the low 70s in Dublin...forecasting a high of 72 for them on Friday. With the high almost directly overhead, we shouldn't experience any winds.

The very slow moving system that's been over the western half of the country since 2 days ago will still be located over the Southern Plains as we go into Saturday. This is good since most of Texas and Oklahoma are in a drought situation. With the exception of a few clouds, we should stay dry and sunny through the day. Temperatures will be in the low to mid 70s with 74 forecast for the airport in Dublin with light winds from the west.

Wednesday, April 15, 2009 Forecast

Another cloudy day to start. Local radar is clear of any precip this morning, and most areas should stay dry today. Convergence at 700mb leads me to believe that we may see some clearing skies as we go through the day. MOS guidance says otherwise, and with thick cloud cover right now, I expect us to stay mostly cloudy today...but don't be suprised to see a few rays of sunshine on and off today. Most areas should be dry, with the highest chance for a stray shower into the mountains of West Virginia. Winds will be light today and temperatures should close in around 55° this afternoon for Dublin.

A nice day looks to be on tap for Thursday, with sunshine and rising temperatures in the afternoon. High pressure will start to make its way into our region form the north and our skies will begin to clear. Temperatures should reach the upper 50s to lower 60s on Thursday with drier air filtering in and light winds. Dublin should reach 62° with higher elevations being slightly cooler. Skies will be partly to mostly cloudy to start, then clearing to mostly sunny by afternoon.

The area of high pressure will settle in over our region for Friday bringing us fair weather and light winds. Skies will be clear over Thursday night and into the day on Friday. Expecting temperatures into the upper 60s during the afternoon, with mid to upper-30s to start off the day at sunrise. Winds will be light and Dublin should reach 69°.

Little River at Snowville bridge is at 1.44' this morning at 6:30AM. Expecting this height to decrease over the next 24-48 hours with little or no precip forecast over the basin.

Tuesday, April 14, 2009 Forecast

Another cloudy day with rain continuing. Expect the heaviest precip later this afternoon and into the early night-time hours. Amounts could range from .25 to .75" after all is said and done. Temperatures will be in the mid-50s today, with Dublin approaching 56 this afternoon. Winds will be light and variable.

Tomorrow looks to be somewhat similar to today...on and off rain showers will continue under mostly cloudy skies. Expect lighter amounts through the day though, as this system makes its way off to the north and east. Temperatures will be in the mid-50s once again.

Thursday we dry out and hopefully will see some sunshine. Skies will be partly cloudy to start, then turning mostly sunny later in the day. Temperatures will be slightly warmer and in the upper 50s. The end of the week looks to be nice as well and hopefully the first half of the weekend.