Weather Headlines
Another frosty night ahead
Rain and storms for Thursday
Unsettled weather Friday night through the weekend
Turning cooler again for the start of the new week (more frost?)
Main threats
Tonight: Frost is likely once again across the plateau.
Thursday: A few strong storms are possible, with gusty winds and small hail. Widespread severe weather is not expected at this time.
Baldwin’s 7-Day forecast
Daily Forecast
Today: We’ll see skies become partly cloudy to mostly sunny. Winds will be quite gusty at times. Frost likely overnight as winds subside.
Wednesday: A pleasant spring day! Clouds increase later in the day.
Thursday: Rain and storms. Some storms could be on the strong side, especially south of I-40.
Friday: Partly to mostly cloudy skies. Rain becomes likely overnight.
Saturday – Sunday: Unsettled, with chances for showers and thundershowers. Otherwise partly to mostly cloudy skies are expected.
Monday: Cooler, with partly cloudy skies.
Almanac
Wx Hazards Across the Nation
Strong to severe storms are likely today across two areas of the country. The first is across much of Oklahoma and the Texas Panhandle. The second is along the coast of the Northeast. North of that threat area will be light wintry precipitation. Elsewhere across the country, only light precip is expected, whether that be liquid or frozen.
Yesterday’s National High and Low Temperature
High: 106 degrees at Falcon Lake, Texas
Low: 3 degrees at Peter Sinks, Utah
Difference of: 109 degrees
Records
A tornado outbreak on this day in 1967 produced 48 tornadoes across the Midwest. Hardest hit was northern Illinois, where 16 of those tornadoes touched down. The town of Belvidere, along with the Chicago suburb of Oak Lawn, were heavily damaged. Fifty-seven lives were lost that afternoon, mostly in Belvidere and Oak Lawn.
Weather Trivia
Q: Tornadoes usually form in what part of the storm?
a. the front b. the middle c. the rear
(Answer at the bottom of the blog!)
NASA Knowledge
The Lyrid Meteor Shower will be visible tonight! It actually peaks in the morning, but you should see some at any point in the night.
We have two things going for us….there’s no moon to flood the sky with light AND skies will be clear. The only downside is that there aren’t very many of these shooting stars.
“This will actually be a good year for the Lyrids and it is exciting the peak is on Earth Day and in the middle of International Dark Sky Week,” said Bill Cooke, lead of NASA’s Meteoroid Environment Office at NASA’s Marshall Space Flight Center. “While the Lyrids aren’t as prolific as other meteor showers like the Perseids or Geminids, they usually do produce some bright fireballs, and since the Moon will be nearly invisible April 22, rates should be about as good as it gets for this shower.”
Up to 15 meteors per hour are possible.
The meteor shower will stem from the constellation Lyra, thus the name Lyrids.
So, go out and have a look! I’ll send out a reminder, with even more info, later on this evening!
Long Range Outlook
The period for April 26 through March 30 favors much below-normal temperatures and average rainfall.
Temperature
Precipitation
Baldwin’s View-of-the-Day
Vermont’s Mount Washington Observatory reported that, “Monday started off with dense fog, 93 mph gusts, and single digit temperatures, but ended with clear, calm, and milder temperatures in the 20s (seen here at sunset).”
Answer to Trivia Question
A: (c) The rear. Most tornadoes form beneath the mesoscyclone, which is the lowering and rotating base near the rear of the storm.
In the image below, the storm is moving to the right, with the tornado at the rear.
You all have a great day!