Updated Thursday 3:15 p.m.
How can you tell it's March versus January?
Aside from the fact that sunsets are about to be around 7 o'clock here next week, the biggest change is that we can now sneak in a dry 1-2 days between storms instead of just showers keeping us wet during the gaps in the storms.
Our next two day "gap" is getting under way now as a low pressure system continues to drift farther away and higher pressure moves in. We've already seen some clearing and what few isolated showers that are stubbornly clinging to our region will overnight. Lows will be in the mid-upper 30s.
Aside from some patchy morning fog, Friday should see a moderate amount of sunshine with highs in the low 50s.
Saturday is going to take Friday's "moderate" sunshine score and do it better to... heavy sunshine? Maybe we'll just stick with mostly sunny with highs into the mid 50s.
That is probably your last day to stay dry for a while as Mother Nature *totally* ignores my opening paragraphs and tosses a rather wet patter our way for Sunday through the middle of next week that will feature rain at times with showers in between. Some of the rain might even be moderate to heavy at times (see, it works for rain, I guess), especially on Monday. Highs will drop a bit to around 50.
OK, I digress. If that wet pattern holds up, it appears March could end up being a better January that January was :)
Scott Sistek
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