Weather It Is (Strong Winds, Then Much Colder)

Good Evening:

The strong winds that have whipped forest fires into conflagerations should continue into Friday morning.  At the same time, much colder air will arrive tonight and pretty much stay with us until the end of the month.

As the month ends, or December begins, we see a 70% chance that our first major storm of the year should approach and overspread the area with very high winds and heavy rain.  Some of the global ensemble forecasts show temperatures falling into the lower single digits, if not lower in the higher elevations.

While the outcome of the approaching storm is still uncertain, there is still a high probability of at least light to moderate rain arriving non the less.

Still, there is a small chance the first week of December will turn warm and dry, which will only exacerbate the drought and the potential for major fires.

Barry Lynn