In my eyes, the weather could not have been more perfect this Super Bowl weekend. With plenty of sunshine to go around, temperatures in the 70s, and low humidity levels, perfection was here in the Brazos Valley. As our new work week arrived, the weather did not start our bad, just a few early morning showers. However, the way it looks and feels outside will be drastically different. Clouds and higher humidity levels will dominate this week. In addition, several showers will swipe by from time to time.
No winter jackets are needed this week as temperature values remain 10° above average for this time of the year. We are in more of a progressive pattern with a Pacific influence, where the temperatures will not change much, plus in the upper levels of the atmosphere, the flow is generally from west to east. The image to the right displays how the winds 30,000 feet above the surface are aligned. First, note how far north the Jet Stream is. In this case, no arctic blasts are headed our way. Also, with this general west to east movement (zonal flow), weather system and disturbances can move quickly from one part of the country to the other.
Therefore, any bodies of low pressure that try to pass though our region will not be particularly strong and will move by in no time. Several waves of weak energy will move in from the Pacific Ocean and glide over the Brazos Valley this week providing several light showers at times. At the moment, the first disturbance will shuttle though late Tuesday and into Wednesday morning. Plus, an additional low pressure center will produce another round of showers by Saturday. Eventually, this west to east flow will begin to shift by the tail end of the weekend and become more north to south. What this means for our area, is a better chance for a prolonged rain event and stronger low pressure center Sunday and Monday.
In the meantime, its going to be muggy with plenty of cloud cover and a few spot showers this week. Keep the umbrellas handy and I will keep you up to date with the latest on-air and online.
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No winter jackets are needed this week as temperature values remain 10° above average for this time of the year. We are in more of a progressive pattern with a Pacific influence, where the temperatures will not change much, plus in the upper levels of the atmosphere, the flow is generally from west to east. The image to the right displays how the winds 30,000 feet above the surface are aligned. First, note how far north the Jet Stream is. In this case, no arctic blasts are headed our way. Also, with this general west to east movement (zonal flow), weather system and disturbances can move quickly from one part of the country to the other.
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