90s are back

We officially hit the 90° mark for the first time this year yesterday. None of us saw rain as most of it developed just southeast of our area and moseyed south.

TODAY:
We'll likely top the 90° threshold again as a weak ridge aloft will put a lid on our shower chances again this afternoon. That said, an isolated shower is possible for our eastern counties later today as the Atlantic sea breeze tries to push west. Otherwise, we'll be partly cloudy with highs in the low 90s.

LATER THIS WEEK: 
A weakening cold front will slide across the Deep South sometime Thursday, bringing scattered showers & storms, none severe, tomorrow and early Thursday morning. Some of us may not see a whole lot of rain with this front, so it's a good thing we picked up over an inch from last Saturday's showers. The rain surplus is still at a healthy 6.27" for the year, but if we don't see rain the rest of the month, we'd end up slightly below average, by about 0.35". In fact, if we could be dry as a bone through July 8th and we'd still have a surplus.

MEMORIAL DAY WEEKEND:
Temperatures are looking great to start Memorial Day weekend with highs in the low to mid 80s and low humidity. Ideal grilling weather if you ask me.

LOOKING AHEAD:
Some computer models are keeping us rather dry through the end of May and to begin June. A strong ridge at 500 mb will build over the southeast, suppressing shower activity and sending temperatures into the mid, maybe upper 90s. This is still way out in the future, 300 hours, but someone in the Southern Plains or southeast is going to get warm to begin the month of June...