Pleasant Tuesday ahead of unsettled pattern

AM Headlines:
  • Cool Start, Pleasant Day
  • Wednesday Wedge
  • Unsettled Late Week
  • Dreary Weekend?
Discussion:
We’ve got one more dry and pleasant day before the pattern takes a soggy turn later this week. High pressure is building in behind an exiting upper low, keeping today mostly sunny with highs in the mid-to-upper 70s and low humidity. But changes are already happening aloft. Clouds will creep in late tonight as moisture begins riding up and over cooler air from the south. This sets the stage for a wedge setup Wednesday. Expect increasing clouds, cooler temps – back into the low to mid 70s –  and spotty light rain by late in the day—though thunder isn’t likely.
By Thursday, we break out of the wedge as a second upper low swings in from the west. This increases instability and moisture. Storm chances return, but timing leans later in the afternoon and evening. Shear values increase, so we’ll watch for lsome rumbles Thursday night.
Friday into the weekend gets murky. A cut-off low stalls over the Deep South, and depending on where the boundary sets up, we may see multiple days of showers, cloudy skies and cooler temps. widespread damp and dreary weather is more likely by Sunday–Monday.