You know the saying, "The grass is always greener on the other side…" Well, with springtime forecasts, that may be true!! It’s so tough this time of year to pick a number that’s a happy-medium between coastal temps and inland temps. Today and tomorrow are a couple of those "tough forecast days."
On-air tonight, I was explaining the "easterly wind component." I caught myself saying "easterly" and though, "How appropriate!!" I laughed at myself, and then I remembered I was on live-tv. It was awkward. You should’ve been there. But seriously, it’s because of this easterly wind that our coastal temps are struggling to warm. That’s also the reason why we had low clouds hanging around for the better part of today. Typically, with high pressure in control (as it is right now), we would have plenty of sunshine. However, with a clockwise flow (anti-cyclonic, to get technical) of wind around that big-blue-H, it’s driving in a ENE wind off of cool ocean waters. This would be AWESOME and WELCOME if we were in the middle of the summer, sweltering on a 90° day… but in the springtime, this wind is a disappointment and it frustrates forecasters!
Temps tonight are cooling off rather quickly but as clouds begin to thicken overnight, the dropping temps will slow their roll. Nevertheless, many of us will start out below freezing tomorrow morning (remember that if you’re planning on hiding the Easter eggs tonight)! We’ll start off the day much like today started off: Mostly cloudy skies, chilly temperatures. When you dress in your #SundayBest for services tomorrow, you’ll probably want a jacket. We will see the sunshine tomorrow, but it will take a few hours for it to break through the clouds. By afternoon, temps will be in the low to mid 50s!!!! ***BUT, that’s only if you’re "on the other side where the grass is greener," and by that I mean "inland." Coastal temps will top out in the mid 40s.
Our next batch of wet weather arrives on Monday, and it wants to bring with it some milder air. However, it doesn’t look like the warm front will push all the way through. Which means, "the temperatures are warmer on the other side of the front." Some of us (to the south) may climb into the 60s, while others are stuck in the 40s again. So, this begs the question: If you have to put together a 7-day forecast for the entire area, which number do you go with? One spot is 60 and another just 45… Pick a number! Any number! Now you can understand the frustration.
I want to tell you that we’ll soon see temps climb to near 80 again soon, but I don’t think this is the case. In fact, forecast models are hinting at more cold air moving in 10 days out… We’ll have to wait and see, but I noticed today that the communal snow shovel in my building hasn’t been put away just yet.
Happy Easter! – Breezy
