Tracking a strong system that brings severe potential tonight
TODAY: Monday brings back the 60+ degree warmth for many, but with the warmth come two other important factors; moisture, instability, and lift. These will all work together to not only bring us a chance for thunderstorms, but severe thunderstorms. This makes today a Weather Alert day, as an approaching low, brings a warm front, cold front, and associated ingredients to produce a chance for severe storms. Overall the threat for any type of severe weather is low, but we should remain weather aware, especially as this will arrive in the west around the dinner hour, and move through during the late evening/overnight hours. Temperatures will hover near 60 around Columbia, and about 5 degrees warmer south of Highway 50. For more details on all of this, read our Weather Alert Day Insider Blog.
TONIGHT: Storms continue into the early morning for those east of Highway 63, but the severe threat should be minimal at this point. Some lingering showers are possible for early Tuesday, but tomorrow is shaping up mostly dry.
EXTENDED: Tuesday carries a slight chance for showers before noon, but mostly dry weather and even sunshine is expected on Tuesday. Temperatures will remain steady, in the 50s for much of Tuesday even behind the "cold front". Quotations are necessary here as our true wind shift holds off until Tuesday night, which will ultimately drop us into the 30s, where we spend our entire day on Wednesday thanks to a west/northwest breeze and a thick deck of low clouds. These clouds clear somewhat on Thursday, but temperatures remain cool. Expect mostly sunny skies, and a rebound into the 40s on Friday, with a continuation of a warming trend into Saturday. This is where confidence drops significantly in the forecast. Saturday and Sunday have large spreads in temperature probabilities, as well as uncertainty in the precipitation forecast. As of now, we'll carry a slight chance for rain on Saturday, but pay close attention to the forecast if you have any outside, or travel plans.
