12/12 – Rob’s “Brief Warm-Up” Morning Forecast

A (dry) cold front is digging through the southeastern United States today. A continental air mass will knock temps back down about 10 degrees or so for a couple days. Generally speaking, lows will be in the 30s and highs in the 50s. One night of near freezing mins is expected Wednesday morning. This is for locations along and north of a Pascagoula to Slidell to Baton Rouge line.

Temperatures will rebound slightly Thursday before yet another cold front moves through Thurs night/Fri morning. A slightly better chance of rain will be possible as moisture flow moves across Mexico to the northern Gulf coast. However, it appears the timing of this moisture will be such that showers don`t develop along the front until it reaches the coast.

This last front will finally be the one that shifts east to the Atlantic, allowing a ridge to develop over the area. Temperatures will respond over the end of the week and weekend by rising into the upper 60s to near 70. Moisture will begin to rise as surface high pressure shifts east and southerly flow develops. The next appreciable chance of rain will develop Sunday/Monday as a trough moves into the midsection of the country.