Current Conditions
Morg-Len Apt

Temp: 60.8°F

Forecast Last Updated at Thursday, October 17, 2019 at 12:47PM

Finally Feeling Like Fall

Sunshine is back today and temperatures will be much cooler. Friday looks much the same with bright sunshine and a tad milder. Things go downhill for the weekend, but we could actually use the rainfall. Clouds thicken on Saturday with a period of rain expected late Saturday afternoon and night. A faster system progression suggests Sunday will be dry and milder, however.

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Mostly cloudy, Upper 50s
2nd Half showers possible
SE wind 5-15 mph

Thursday Hi: 62 Lo: 38 Sunshine; Much cooler; NW wind 5-10 mph

Friday Hi: 66 Lo: 40 Sunny & cool; Nearly calm wind

Saturday Hi: 60 Lo: 47 Thickening clouds with rain arriving late in the day & Saturday night; Cool; Light SE wind

Sunday Hi: 71 Lo: 52 Partly sunny & milder

Monday Hi: 70 Lo: 55 Partly sunny & mild; Mostly cloudy with showers likely Monday night

Further Out

Tuesday - Showers, mainly early; Decreasing clouds; Cooler Tuesday night; High in the upper 60s; Low in the lower 40s
Wednesday - Sunny & seasonably cooler; High in the mid 60s; Low in the upper 30s

Forecast Discussion

Canadian high pressure will dominate local weather as strong low pressure lifts out of New England and into the Canadian Maritimes today and Friday. The end result will be some refreshingly cool autumn conditions with abundant sunshine. There could even be some frost patches in sheltered valleys.

Low pressure developing in the Gulf of Mexico may attain tropical characteristics as it heads toward the Florida Panhandle on Saturday. Clouds increase ahead of this feature on Saturday, and a period of rainfall looks increasingly likely by late Saturday or Saturday night, ending by Sunday. How much rain we get will depend on system track and strength, although we think the heaviest amounts will probably stay to our south.

We get a break in the action for early next week, before the next strong cold front brings more rain back for Monday night into Tuesday. It will be seasonably cooler and quite nice again in the front’s wake for the middle of next week.

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