7:00 AM | Warm weather to start the new week

6-Day Forecast

Today

Mostly sunny, warm, highs in the upper 70’s

Tonight

Mostly clear, cool, lows in the low 50’s

Tuesday

Mostly sunny, mild, low-to-mid 70’s

Tuesday Night

Mostly clear, chilly, near 50

Wednesday

Mostly sunny, mild, near 70

Thursday

Mostly sunny, mild, upper 60’s

Friday

Mostly sunny, mild, upper 60’s

Saturday

Mostly sunny, mild, upper 60’s

Discussion

Warm weather will start the week and then it'll continue to be pleasant temperature-wise through mid-week with highs closer to the 70 degree mark. It’ll turn somewhat cooler late in the week, but only to moderately cool conditions.

Video

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7:00 AM | How does 60 degrees sound? Its possible Tuesday and Wednesday!

6-Day Forecast

Today

Mostly sunny, mild, highs in the low-to-mid 50’s

Tonight

Mostly clear, cold, lows in the upper 20’s

Tuesday

Mostly sunny, warm, near 60

Tuesday Night

Partly cloudy, chilly, low 30’s

Wednesday

Mostly sunny, warm, low-to-mid 60’s

Thursday

Partly sunny, colder, upper 40’s

Friday

Mostly sunny, chilly, mid 40’s

Saturday

Partly sunny, chilly, low-to-mid 40’s

Discussion

Our dry weather pattern continues early this week as a northwesterly flow of air predominates with an upper level ridge situated near the Great Basin region. Temperatures will be mild to start the week today and then will ramp up to near 60 degrees for highs tomorrow and well into the 60's on Wednesday. A moderate cool down is likely for the second half of the week while still remaining dry.

Video

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1:00 PM | Clues about the potential impact of the major stratospheric warming event

Discussion

There has been a major sudden stratospheric warming (SSW) event in the northern and middle latitudes during the past few weeks and it has set off a chain of events in the atmosphere that will lead to a much colder temperature pattern in the central and eastern US beginning early next week. It appears as if this change to much colder weather will be quite sustained with multiple Arctic air outbreaks, some of which will contain the coldest air in several years for many locations, and there are signs that the impact of this major SSW event may not reach its peak until late this month or during the month of February.

There are a couple of major SSW events in relatively recent history that had several similarities to this current happening. One such warming event took place during December 1984 and it impacted temperatures greatly in the central and eastern US by January 1985. A second significant upper atmospheric warming event occurred in December 1998 and it helped to flip the temperature pattern in the central and eastern US during January 1999. Both of these wintertime SSW events resulted in dramatic turnarounds in the overall temperature pattern from “well above” to "well below” normal several weeks after the initial stratospheric warming, and in both cases the temperature pattern change was rather long-lasting. This doesn’t mean that each and every day will be below normal as that will not be the case. However, it does suggest that, based on historical similarities, we could be looking at an overall below-normal temperature pattern in the central and eastern US beginning early next week and continuing right into the month of February.

Video

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7:00 AM | Much better overall pattern for the interior West

6-Day Forecast

Today

Mostly sunny, mild, highs in the mid 50’s

Tonight

Mostly clear, cold, lows in the mid 20’s

Saturday

Mostly sunny, still mild, low 50’s

Saturday Night

Partly cloudy, cold, low 20’s

Sunday

Mostly sunny, colder, mid 40’s

Monday

Partly sunny, chilly, low 40’s

Tuesday

Mostly sunny, not as cold, near 50

Wednesday

Partly sunny, mild, low-to-mid 50’s

Discussion

A warming trend continues today and while temperatures will trend downward later this weekend, it’ll only become moderately chilly. Another warming trend will begin early next week as the general overall weather pattern nationwide will flip with the East experiencing much colder weather while the West gets milder.

Video

httpv://youtu.be/9qM8_iN8-hI

7:00 AM | Stuck in a rut, but who's complaining - sunny and 70 degrees day after day

6-Day Forecast

Today

Mostly sunny, pleasant, highs near 70 degrees

Tonight

Mostly clear, cool, lows near 50 degrees

Saturday

Mostly sunny, milder, near 70

Saturday Night

Mostly clear, chilly, near 50

Sunday

Mostly sunny, mild, near 70

Monday

Mostly sunny, mild, near 70

Tuesday

Mostly sunny, cooler, mid 60’s

Wednesday

Mostly sunny, cool, low-to-mid 60’s

Discussion

Pleasant weather will rule for the weekend and right into early next week with plenty of sunshine each day and high temperatures near the 70 degree mark. It’ll turn somewhat cooler for Tuesday and Wednesday of next week, but only moderately so.

Video

httpv://youtu.be/9qM8_iN8-hI

7:00 AM | Nice weather pattern setting up for the southern Rockies

6-Day Forecast

Today

Mostly sunny, mild, highs near 50 degrees

Tonight

Mostly clear, cold, lows in the low-to-mid 20’s

Friday

Mostly sunny, even milder, low-to-mid 50’s

Friday Night

Partly cloudy, cold, low-to-mid 20’s

Saturday

Mostly sunny, mild, low 50's

Sunday

Partly sunny, colder, mid 40’s

Monday

Mostly sunny, colder, upper 30’s

Tuesday

Partly sunny, not as cold, upper 40’s

Discussion

A warming trend continues for the rest of the work week and temperatures will trend downward this weekend, but only moderately so. The overall pattern setting up for next week in the west is quite favorable with large scale ridging and relatively dry and mild weather conditions across the Rockies and interior West.

Video

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7:00 AM | Great weather pattern setting up for southern California

6-Day Forecast

Today

Mostly sunny, pleasant, highs near 70 degrees

Tonight

Mostly clear, cold, upper 40’s

Friday

Mostly sunny, milder, near 70

Friday Night

Mostly clear, chilly, near 50

Saturday

Mostly sunny, mild, near 70

Sunday

Mostly sunny, mild, near 70

Monday

Mostly sunny, mild, upper 60’s

Tuesday

Mostly sunny, mild, upper 60’s

Discussion

Pleasant weather will rule for the second half of the week and right through the weekend with plenty of sunshine each day and high temperatures near the 70 degree mark.

Video

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7:00 AM | Noticeably warmer beginning today and lasting to the weekend

6-Day Forecast

Today

Partly sunny, becoming windy, much milder, low 50’s

Tonight

Mostly clear, cold, but not as bitter as recent nights, lows near 20 degrees

Thursday

Mostly sunny, mild, near 50

Thursday Night

Partly cloudy, cold, low-to-mid 20’s

Friday

Mostly sunny, mild, near 50

Saturday

Partly sunny, cooler, mid-to-upper 40’s

Sunday

Mostly sunny, cool, mid 40’s

Monday

Partly sunny, colder, upper 30’s

Discussion

A warming trend will get underway in earnest today with strong warm advection and gusty winds out of the southwest. Temperatures will climb to or slightly above the 50 degree mark this afternoon and will stay well above normal on Thursday and Friday as well.

Video

httpv://youtu.be/mWyAOlpPpMU

7:00 AM | Great weather pattern begins tomorrow

6-Day Forecast

Today

Mostly sunny, cool, highs in the low 60’s

Tonight

Mostly clear, cold, upper 40’s

Thursday

Mostly sunny, milder, near 70

Thursday Night

Mostly clear, cold, upper 40’s

Friday

Mostly sunny, mild, near 70

Saturday

Mostly sunny, mild, near 70

Sunday

Mostly sunny, mild, upper 60’s

Monday

Mostly sunny, mild, upper 60’s

Discussion

There will be one more chilly day around here and then a building ridge of high pressure will begin a noticeable warming trend. Pleasant weather will rule for the second half of the week and right through the weekend with plenty of sunshine and high temperatures near the 70 degree mark.

Video

httpv://youtu.be/mWyAOlpPpMU

7:00 AM | Still quite cold today, but much better for the remainder of the week

6-Day Forecast

Today

Mostly cloudy, very cold start, but temperatures modify quickly this afternoon, highs near 30 degrees

Tonight

Mostly clear, very cold, but not as bitter as recent nights, lows near 20 degrees

Wednesday

Partly sunny, much milder, highs near 50 degrees

Wednesday Night

Partly cloudy, cold, low 20’s

Thursday

Mostly sunny, even milder, near 50

Friday

Partly sunny, mild, low 50’s

Saturday

Mostly sunny, still mild, near 50

Sunday

Partly sunny, still mild, upper 40’s

Discussion

A warming trend will attempt to get underway today with strong warm advection in the upper parts of the atmosphere, but there will be lots of clouds around to inhibit the warm up. The warmer air will no doubt win out on Wednesday with highs climbing to 50 degrees and the second half of the week looks much better than the frigid temperatures experienced over the past several days.

Video

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