Wednesday, July 15, 2015

What to look for in the western sky this week & heat relief in sight

Later this week, Venus will shine just atop the moon about 30 minutes after sunset. Assuming we don't have any significant cloud cover, should be interesting to see. 


Our weather pattern has allowed for some rain in western and northern Kansas throughout the week. Monsoon moisture has been caught in some westerly winds and carried out over Kansas, resulting in showers and storms for mainly western and northern areas of the state. Rainfall has been heavy for some.


Early next week, the high pressure system will be weakening and sliding back to the west. The position of the high is key to rain chances AND the next potential cooldown. Saturday looks extremely hot with highs back above 100 for much of the state. But by Sunday afternoon, a front will be moving through Kansas, dropping temperatures and increasing the chances for scattered showers and storms around the state.


A storm system will approach heading into Tuesday, which should bring a good chance for rain to the area. Temperatures will cool back into the 80s and low 90 for a few days. I'm not expecting it to last more than about 2 or 3 days, and then the heat will be building back across the area.

2 comments:

Anonymous said...

Any heat relief will be welcome as will the moisture.

Unknown said...

Looking forward to seeing this. Humidity and heat are my enemy so patiently waiting for a little relief.

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