Weather It Is (Out With the New and In With the Old)

Good Afternoon:

In the last few days I have noticed plenty of folks dressed for spring.  And, certainly, temperatures have been Springy.  On the other hand, there are still those who are dressed for winter.  Are the latter simply those of darker or even sinister complexion? Or, are they simply traditionalist folks, who swear that changes in the weather follow the Jewish holidays?  It doesn't really matter because after tonight they'll be realists.

I've got the doors open and sounds of birds singing passes on the wind lightly blowing through my office.  Nevertheless, its all about to change.

After some light dusty haze today, strong high and persistent high pressure over northern Europe will direct chilly winter air our way starting tonight.  It will arrive on the heels of low pressure in the eastern Mediterranean that will bring a general light to moderate rain throughout the country into Thursday afternoon.  Temperatures will fall to chilly levels, although not cold enough for any white stuff (except on the Hermon where there may be a light snow).

Showers may return on Shabbat and Sunday, and the high pressure area and general troughiness will persist for the next 10 to 14 days.  This means more winter like temperature than spring like temperatures at least until the week before Passover. In fact, about 10 days out may see another more significant rain storm.

Sometimes at this time of year temperatures can be quite hot.  This happens when strong low pressure over the desert of Saudia Arabia noses its way into the eastern Mediterranean.  This area of low pressure does not even feign to make an appearance in any of our forecasts, but in fact retreats southward as winter pushes away spring.

Barry Lynn