Forecast Last Updated at Friday, March 12, 2010 at 11:42AM
Rather Gray But Mild; Heavier Rainfall This Evening
Fog was thick this morning, but has lifted to a great extent this afternoon. Skies are going to remain generally cloudy but temperatures will be on the mild side. This evening a solid band of rain with some embedded thunderstorms will move through the mountains and foothills ahead of a cold front. Brief heavy rain will be possible as the band moves though tonight. The weekend looks to be cooler and continued damp, with some showers or light rain and drizzle around, although it won’t be a total washout.
Friday Hi: 64 Lo: 47  Generally gray but mild; Few showers around, but with heavier rain/thundershowers moving in during the evening; Milder; East wind 5-10 mph  |
Saturday Hi: 62 Lo: 42 Mostly cloudy with mostly PM showers; Maybe a thundershower late in the afternoon; NW 5-15 mph |
Sunday Hi: 54 Lo: 39 Spring Forward! Cloudy with a few light rain showers in the morning; Mostly to party cloudy PM; Noticeably cooler; NW 10-15 mph |
Monday Hi: 56 Lo: 38 Mostly to partly cloudy; Continued cool |
Tuesday Hi: 59 Lo: 39 Few clouds around; Temps slightly below normal |
Further Out
Wednesday - Mostly sunny; Temps back to normal; High in the lower 60s; Low in the upper 30s
Thursday - Partly cloudy and mild; High in the mid 60s; Low in the upper 30s
Forecast Discussion
Tonight a cold front will move through the mountains. Ahead of the front, a mild air mass will be in place and it will be generally cloudy, although we may have a few intervals of sun. There will be a few showers around as well. This evening as the cold front approaches, a band of heavier rain and a few thundershowers will move through the mountains and foothills. Rainfall rates could be heavy for a few hours this evening.
Once the front moves through overnight, cooler air will move in for late in the weekend. The large upper level low pressure that has been sitting out in the plains all week will move into our region. Rain showers will break out on Saturday and will be a little less frequent on Sunday. It will remain mostly cloudy and cool for the entire weekend. The upper low will move away early next week and we’ll see a slow moderation in temperatures. We will begin to see some sun, although clouds will want to hang around for a few days.
Another system to our south will have the potential to bring some light rain to our area around the middle of the work week but there is uncertainty at this time as to if it will be far enough north to affect our region.
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