:: Fair and Pleasant
Well, this weekend should prove to be another nice spring for Lakeville and the Twin Cities Metro. Forecasters have highs predicted in the 60's. I am hoping to see 72 before another upper-level low drags in cooler air that is tanked up over British Columbia this weekend. Shouldn't be rain until monday am at the earliest, and it all depends on how much the atmosphere dries up this weekend. Right now RH values are in the 90's at the surface (currently 92% here at KMNLAKEV2). Computer models are trying to handle another "split flow" setup in the jetstream early next week, which would support another "lingering" event of showers and sun. Still no real severe or heavy convective activity progged for the area, and that will not change until we get a unified "normal" spring jet. The polar jet seems to keep getting pointed out in soundings and plots well north of Winnipeg, and we would have to see it drop down to the lattitude of Bemidji, with troughs pumping Gulf of Mexico for moisture before we will see some good typical springtime thunder.
This isn't too far off normal, however. I am just hoping that May 2006 surpasses May 2005 for weather quality. We got stuck under a split jet last year that kept skies gray, damp, and cool. Yuck! So for now, enjoy the weekend, and keep your fingers crossed!