4/18 – The Chief’s “Warm & Often Breezy” Thursday Morning Forecast

Conditions will remain relatively similar for the next few days with cloud coverage and breezy conditions from the south. The main feature on the map for the next few days will be watching a cold front sinking SE toward the area. This front is currently located across Nebraska and into Missouri this morning. The front will get a kick today causing it to move at a moderate pace toward the east. But forcing will become lacking as it approaches the gulf coast. By Friday night, we should see this front at least tap the brakes as it gets near the northern portion of the area. This slowing/stalling of the front could cause conditions that promote some advective fog development.

A new upper disturbance will begin to move into the west coast late Fri and as this front feels the tug of this new wave, it will slow even further to a stall or at least quasi-stationary for Saturday. Showers and a few t-storms will affect the area Saturday afternoon though Sunday noon. There is a very small chance of a strong storm with this area Sunday. The upper disturbance will give the much needed nudge to the front to move it offshore during the day Sunday. Temps will back off into the lower 70s for highs by Monday with a few upper 60s north, and lows in the lower 50s with an upper 40s thrown in to the north for good measure.