Wednesday, April 1, 2009

A Chilly Start to a Beautiful Day

Temperatures bottomed out in the low to mid 30's this morning as the high pressure was situated right over SE Arkansas .  El Dorado was the cool spot in our neck of the woods- they got down to 33 degrees.  I even seen some scattered frost on the drive in to work.
 
After a beautiful day today, the focus then turns to the approaching storm system.  Even though there is a risk of severe weather tomorrow, questions remain.  Will the storm track further to the north as some of the models forecast-which would enhance our chances of severe weather, or will it take a more southerly track, giving us chances of mostly hail-producers?  Will the atmosphere be robbed of it's instability by any showers on thundershowers that pop up before the main system slides thru, thereby decreasing our chances of severe storms or will atmosphere have a chance to "ripen up"? 
 
So far this year we have been blessed by a cool spring.  And the first part of April is forecast to be cooler than normal-whatever normal is !

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