MSU Storm Chase Class

Sunday, June 28, 2009

A BREAK FROM THE HEAT

It is 6-12 degrees cooler this afternoon than compared to yesterday. The best part is that dew point temperatures continue to drop. Yesterday the dew points were in the 70's, which is oppressive and today they continue to drop into the 50s, which is comfortable.
The weather pattern this week is different than the weather patten we had last week. The ridge of high pressure will be across the west and we'll be under a northwest flow aloft. We'll have to keep an eye on disturbances tracking up and over the ridge and then riding southeastward across the Midwest this week. The first is forecast to impact the Ozarks on Thursday and the second is forecast to move in on Independence Day. The exact timing and location is still unknown at this time. As of today, it appears the disturbances will track southeastward and impact SW MO and NW AR on both days.