Friday, August 16, 2013

Another Cool Afternoon

Good morning! Another cool afternoon is on tap as highs top out in the mid 70s. The RPM, right, isn't getting a few of us out of the 60s. That's all due to a stiff northeasterly breeze drawing in some cooler air from the Mid-Atlantic, aka CAD or a wedge. We'll be this cool until our winds switch out of the southeast, which should occur later tonight as a frontal boundary inches north. The official forecast calls for highs to top out near 76°, which would make it the second day in a row we've seen record cool highs, with isolated areas of drizzle and a mostly cloudy sky.

That frontal boundary will spark off more showers and storms south and east of Columbus today. Tomorrow, a slug of tropical moisture will throw itself at the front and create even more showers and storms Saturday and Sunday. As a result, all of our Georgia Counties are under a Flash Flood WATCH until tomorrow (wouldn't surprise me to see it extended through the weekend).

Warmer, more average, temperatures look to return next week. The rain chances stay in the forecast as tropical moisture is left behind in the wake of this weekend's rains. Check out the 7-day forecast.