Surprising chill
Posted by Ryan
That's a tough title to wrap your head around when, in fact, Jefferson City was in the mid 80s for highs for the past two days. When everyone forecasts highs a few degrees warmer, thanks to the clear skies and southerly flow, it is a little surprising that temperatures don't get up to the neighborhood we were expecting. Victoria Weather still managed the top forecast.
Actuals: Thursday - High 82, Low 64
Friday - High 86, Low 62
Grade: C
Jefferson City, Missouri
Posted by Ryan
And we're off to central Missouri for the forecast on this beautiful Wednesday.
At 1053AM, CT, Jefferson City was reporting a temperature of 75 degrees with clear skies. Hurricane Alex and a cold front were interacting to keep showers and thunderstorms south of at least Memphis. High pressure over the northern US was able to build south into the area.
That high pressure will dominate for the next two days. The city will be at the back edge of the ridge, which will mean a southerly flow and warming temperatures through the end of the week.
Tomorrow - Sunny, High 84, Low 59
Friday - Sunny skies continue, High 86, Low 59
TWC: Tomorrow - Mainly sunny. High 85, Low 60
Friday - Abundant sunshine. High 88, Low 59
AW: Tomorrow - Bright sunshine and nice High 86, Low 58
Friday - Pleasant with brilliant sunshine High 87, Low 58
NWS: Tomorrow - Sunny, High 84, Low 58
Friday - Sunny, High 85, Low 57
WB: Tomorrow - Sunny High 83, Low 58
Sunny - Sunny. High 85, Low 59
Beautiful weather for the capitol city to end the week and to kick off the holiday weekend.
Like day and night
Posted by Ryan
The temperature in Jefferson City fell off a little bit form Wednesday to Thursday. After a balmy 84 degree day on Wednesday, a cold front and it's associated clouds arrived on Thursday, preventing temperatures from even reaching 70. The Weather Channel and Weatherbug most accurately foresaw this dramatic turn for the worst (if you like hot weather), and ended up with the top forecasts.
Actuals: Wednesday - High 84, Low 54
Thursday - .05 inches of rain, High 68, Low 53
Grade: B
Jefferson City, Missouri to Gainesville, Georgia
Posted by Ryan
We're going to take a day and a half to sneak from Jefferson City, the capital of Missouri, to Gainesville, Georgia, the Chicken Capital of the World. The World! It's a 683 mile drive, of which we will cover 483 miles on the first day. A lot of time spent off the main roads will mean a pokey 60mph pace. Well, let's get pokin' already!
DAY 1
Our first pokey day in the car will spend time in St. Louis and Nashville before terminating in Smyrna, Tennessee, which lies on the southeast side of Nashville. The drive should be all right, as a stationary front is wrapping from northern Illinois to Northern Missouri and southwest towards Oklahoma. South of this boundary, we'll get to see some hot weather by afternoon, but we won't have any other problems than that, especially if the rain stays along the front, north of our route, as it's expected to.
DAY 2
All the moisture being trucked north from the Gulf is being brought north on the backside of a weak ridge in the southeast. That means all the showers and storms are going to develop over Texas and the southern Plains, and the front, as it sags south towards our route will dry up. Expect some clouds, though, and still warm weather as we arrive in Gainesville.
Jefferson City, Missouri
Posted by Ryan
Our forecast takes us to the capital of Missouri, and a city enjoying some 80 degree weather right now.
At 1153AM, Jefferson City was reporting sunny skies with a temperature of 80 degrees. Positioned squarely in the warm sector of a system moving into the Northern Plains, the area is seeing increased humidity and gusty southerly winds. The Gulf of Mexico is cool so far this Spring, so even though humidity is increased, it isn't yet oppressive.
The cold front associated with the the area of low pressure over the Northern Plains is well defined, running from western Minnesota to western Kansas, though it isn't particularly active, with only light showers being seen thus far. The system is rapidly occluding, and an area of high pressure is building over the southeast, cutting off most of the energy in Jefferson City before it can really arrive. As the pattern progresses east, the Gulf will reopen Friday evening with the high pressure shifting out to sea. The boundary will finally sag into Missouri and interact with the new found moisture, with showers and thunderstorms expected Friday evening.
Tomorrow - Mostly sunny and warm, High 78, Low 58
Friday - Afternoon showers and thunderstorms, High 70, Low 55 (non standard)
TWC: Tomorrow - Sunshine and some clouds (PM TStorms). Very warm. High 85, Low 55
Friday - Thundershowers. High 71, Low 59
AW: Tomorrow - Pleasant with intervals of clouds and sunshine High 79, Low 56
Friday - Mainly cloudy with a shower or thunderstorm High 72, Low 55
NWS: Tomorrow - Sunny (PM rain) High 82, Low 56
Friday - A 50 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy High 68, Low 55
WB: Tomorrow - Mostly sunny (PM Rain) High 82, Low 56
Friday - Cooler. Mostly cloudy with a 50 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms High 69, Low 56
Here is a look at the satellite, showing that cold front very well over the Northern Plains.
