Tuesday, February 19, 2008

Roller coaster Weather

The roller coaster weather ride continues. Yesterday we were just shy of 70° for our high and then the cold front pushed through, putting an end to the warmth. Reagan Airport in DC reported 79° at 3pm. The cold front then swung through and then the temp dropped to 52° at 4pm...that's a 27° temp drop in one hour!! Impressive! How about this...in that same hour, the airport went from a heat index of 81° to a wind chill of 47°!!
Even cooler weather is headed our way for Thursday as a couple more cold fronts come sliding through the area. We may even see a little snow Wednesday evening as the second cold front pushes through. Highs on Thursday will only be in the mid 30's...a blast of unseasonably cold weather! That cold air makes for an interesting situation heading into Friday. A low pressure system will develop over the MS Valley and then track NE. If it's holds off long enough for the warm air to arrive, it will just be another rain event, but if precip starts Friday morning, we could see some mixed precip and maybe some freezing rain. It's still too far away to pinpoint the details, but definitely something to watch in the coming days. We'll keep you posted!

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