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Good Monday, everyone. We are now in full blown POT OF CHILI ALERT mode! This is not a drill!!  You should immediately head to your local grocery store and stock up on all chili making ingredients.  Just make sure to tweet me a pic of what ya got cookin’.

A strong fall cold front is working from west to east across the state today. Some gusty showers and thunderstorms will be along and ahead of this front, but don’t expect a whole lot of rain. We may see a greater than 20 degree difference on either side of this front, with temps dropping through the 60s later this afternoon.

Readings by Friday morning will drop into the 40s.

Upper 60s to low 70s will be common for highs on Tuesday as we watch a potent upper level low drop in here from the northwest on Wednesday. That system is likely to cutoff right on top of the region and could hang around a while. The European Model keeps this system through next Monday…

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That type of pattern would bring lots of showers and chilly air.

The European shows the showers beginning to develop on Wednesday…

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Now, watch the action really crank up from Thursday through Saturday…

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I’ve seen similar upper lows this time of year produce enough clouds and showers to keep highs in the 50s. Even without clouds and showers, temps are going to struggle to get out of the 60s.

Ya gotta love this time of year! I’ll be looking for your chili tweets later today and throughout the week. Make it a great Monday and take care.