Good Thursday to one and all. We are slowly pulling ourselves out of this frigid air mass we’ve been in for the past week. Much milder air is ready to surge back in and this will bring about another very active weather pattern for the next few weeks, at least.

Sunny skies will be with us today as highs reach the 40s for most, with a few low 50s in the west. Overall, this is pretty darn good.

Friday will find showers quickly increasing across the state…

Temps will climb toward the low 50s by late afternoon and evening, just ahead of the front. There isn’t much cold air coming behind this boundary, but it can set up a nice temp gradient with 40 in the north and mid 50s south and west.

Sunday’s weather looks great with highs in the upper 50s to mid 60s as winds become gusty from the southwest. Monday should be even warmer with 60s for everyone and 70s across the west.

That’s ahead of a cold front bringing a line of showers and storms to town Monday night and Tuesday.

The overall pattern is turning warmer and very active. We are seeing a setup with “bowling ball” upper lows moving from west to east across the country…

That is how you can get some decent severe weather outbreaks from the plains into our neck of the woods. This potential shows up on the 2 week GFS Ensembles rainfall outlook..

Have a great day and take care.