Weather It Is (Summer Heat, Spring Rain)

Good Afternoon:

It's not easy to be married to a weatherman.  How do I know?  My wife used to say to me: "most husbands" would do this or that, and I wasn't included in the list.

What she meant, of course, is that most husbands have a job where being right (or doing the right thing) is part of the job description, and not a hoped for attribute.

Well, I can tell you that this is one of the times where I can be a bit more certain in my forecast.

Today's temperatures have soared into the 30s, but they're not going to last much beyond this evening. Instead, a cool front will pass through our area tonight as a spring storm heads our way.

It looks like there is a  chance of showers tomorrow afternoon, but there is a 100% chance of rain from about Beer-Sheva northward to Metulla from about mid-Monday-Night into Tuesday.  Forecast rain amounts are on the light side, with between 5 and 10 mm in many locations, but > 10 mm up in the northernmost part of the country.

However, a fairly strong  500 mb short wave will pass our way towards dawn on Tuesday and this could trigger some thunderstorms as well. These could add locally to the rain amounts.

The light rain will taper off in the afternoon on Tuesday, and then temperatures should stay cool until the end of the month.

The first week of June looks to return to more summer-like warmth, or at least late spring warmth.

Anyway, I know that I am making progress in the husband department because the other day my wife said to me: "most husbands really are like you...," and she meant it more as a statement rather than a question.

Barry Lynn