Good Sunday and Happy Easter. Life is all about timing and getting beautiful weather to meet up with a holiday weekend is something to behold. The nice stuff we have out there today will give way to a more active pattern for the upcoming week. A couple of cold fronts are on the way.

Let’s tart with today and roll forward. High temps will range from the low to middle 70s for most of the state with sunny skies.

Monday’s weather looks pretty good for most of the day, but a late afternoon shower or thunderstorm could come calling. That’s ahead of a cold front that moves in for Tuesday. This will bring an increase in the threat for showers and storms…

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A nice shot of chilly air comes in behind that and could bring a frost threat by Wednesday morning as lows head toward the freezing mark…

GFS 4The warm pattern for the end of next week is looking much more wimpy than I have been thinking. We should hit the 70s by Thursday, but another cold front may sweep into the picture by Friday with another round of showers and storms…

CanadianThat would knock temps back down behind that boundary as we head into next weekend. The GFS has us solidly below normal by Saturday…

GFS 3The consistency of this pattern since last fall is astounding. Combine that with an emerging El Nino, the chances for a “hot” summer look rather dim. The one thing that could change that would be if drought conditions develop just to our west and southwest. I will have more on my summer thoughts as we get closer.

Happy Easter and take care.