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Forecast Discussion:
I won't take too much of your time when things are so quiet. A big high pressure system has settled over the region. Cool lower level air is very stable so no 'weather' has happened nearby (Figure 1). The upper air pattern from Sunday PM shows the approaching ridge that will track slowly across the Western US this week. We have dry northwest flow for the next few days (Figure 2).
The Longer Range Forecast:
By Thursday morning (Figure 3) the ridge is passing us and we have dry southwest flow. Temperatures Tuesday and Thursday/Friday may get quite close to 80F. Figure 4 is the GFS's take on next weekend where a trough finally replaces our ridge (which is over the Great Lakes by this time). Other models show an earlier arrival of trough and storm Friday/Saturday rather than Saturday/Sunday.
