12/12 – Jeff Vorick’s “Cool & Quiet” Tuesday Evening Forecast

Temperatures will be cool this evening but winds will back off gradually. Skies will be mostly clear which will help it turn cold in a hurry again. Most spots will be a few degrees warmer to start off Wednesday but some patchy frost cannot be ruled out. Thin upper-level clouds will stream through the area but the airmass will remain too dry for any rain for the next few days. Winds will be picking up over the course of the week thanks to developing low pressure to our south, and strong high pressure over the Midwest.

Winds over the water will become hazardous for the extended period with a Small Craft Advisory in effect beyond the barriers until 6 AM Thursday. It will likely be replaced with Gale alerts through the end of the week into the weekend. The aforementioned area of low pressure will be developing in the Gulf of Mexico through the end of the week. Moisture from it combining with an approaching cold front will bring the possibility for rain this weekend. Timing is starting to favor Saturday being the rainier day.