Saturday, April 21, 2012

Big weather changes coming up

A vigorous cold front will be pushing through here later tonight, pushing a good spread of thunderstorms through the mountains later today.  Severe is always possible, but there are no concerns for a big event from what's coming.  However, from this morning's quiet spring start, there is some not only cold air heading our way but very windy conditions, as well.

Late Sunday, as temps fall, any leftover moisture could mix in as snow, including the first half of Monday.  No travel issues expected from that, though....it's just all about the uncomfortable cold and potential harm to the bloomers out there. 

Monday morning's low is slated to be in the mid 20s, but there is a big concern for advection frost to occur, with winds forecast to be blowing steadily 20-25 mph with gusts to 40 mph.  Just putting sheets over blooms and buds might not do a thing unless they are well anchored down.

Not sure many of us will hit 40 Monday for a high, with Tuesday morning in the 24-28 range, sans all that wind.  Thankfully a bona fide warm-up starts kicking in after all this.

FYI, per this past week's rain, I collected 3.35" in my sealed rain gauge.

bob

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