Thirty days of no measurable rain is now taking it’s toll. Conditions are very dry obviously and wildfire risk continues probably until further notice. There isn’t much happening this morning on satellites and radars though we do have high clouds coming in from the west as a warm front goes by to our north. I’m going to throw in the chance for a shower late today into tonight as the southern end of that warm front goes by. Even if it rains, it may be barely enough to wet the pavement. Otherwise let us call today partly sunny. Temperatures are climbing now that we have a south wind. Highs will reach the middle and upper 60s in most places.
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Warmer air is spreading northward thanks to the building high pressure ridge aloft in the Middle Atlantic states. That ridge will be strong enough to send temperatures up through Thursday to the point where we could see record highs being set in parts of the Northeast and Mid Atlantic states. Meanwhile a cold front will be setting up in the nation’s mid section with showers, thunderstorms, severe weather and heavy rain from Texas and Oklahoma northeast to the Mississippi and Missouri River Valleys. There is also elevated tornado risk in the “slight risk” zone as indicated by the Storm Prediction Center forecast..