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Forecast Discussion:
The slow thaw begins. Clear skies dominate. Figure 1 shows us sitting high and dry with all storm systems many states away. You might start to see pavement on side roads soon.
The building warmth is aided by the ridge that is sliding over the state (Figure 2 - blue line just west of Colorado). By Thursday midday, we are up to about 10 degrees above normal (even with cold air out on the eastern plains - Figure 3).
The longer range forecast:
Another system approaches the state at the end of the week. We have a trough where the ridge was at the start of the week on Friday (Figure 4). Right now, it looks like very minimal moisture will be available. We cool from the mid 50'sF to the mid 40'sF for the weekend. It will be a minimal change with temperatures still hovering around normal.
