A Few Nice Days Ahead

A few showers remained in the area today with the upper level low still hanging around over Iowa. These showers pivoted around the low this evening and will continue to do so overnight, giving areas a few hundredths to a tenth of an inch of rain in the heavier bands. A nice scene this evening in Kansas City with the showers moving through as the sun was lowering, created both some high contrast dark clouds and a nice sunset scene (including a brief rainbow). We'll dry out tomorrow and continue to remain dry with warming temperatures for Wednesday and Thursday.

The next chance for rain and severe weather for that matter will come on Thursday for the Central Plains. A deepening trough in the west will eject several waves of energy for late this week and through the weekend. Model forecasts have been very inconsistent in what the system will do in regards to a cold front Thursday night. This will have dramatic affects on both precipitation and especially severe weather chances for Friday and the weekend. A quick look at the potential on Thursday shows a great chance of thunderstorms given the strength of the forcing along the cold front that will likely be sweeping southeast across the Plains. A lot of questions still need to be answered regarding the specifics, but it would appear likely that at least a strong line of thunderstorms would sweep over parts of the Northern and Central Plains Thursday evening and overnight. Additional details regarding the severe weather potential on Thursday and the remainder of the week will be addressed in later updates. Finally have a few days off with what looks to be an active pattern, so may finally get a chase day in as well!