3/7 – Rob Knight’s Sunny/Cooler Forecast

Low pressure off the Carolina coast has yesterday`s cold front well into the central Gulf of Mexico. High pressure extends from Saskatchewan to Texas. Other than a few cirrus clouds across southern portions of the area, skies are mostly clear. The high pressure to the west will move slowly eastward over the next 3 days, keeping the area dry through the end of the workweek. Temperatures will be unseasonably cool through Friday morning. I wouldn’t rule out isolated patches of frost near and north of the Interstate 10/12 corridor, but at this time, do not anticipate temperatures getting below freezing. Temperatures will moderate closer to normal on Friday.

The next cold front will affect the area this weekend with showers/t-storms late Saturday into Sunday morning. Temperatures will be warmer than normal on Saturday and Sunday, although tempered somewhat by the expected precipitation. As upper trough gets recharged over the East Coast, this will return cooler than normal temperatures to the area for the early part of next week.