A somewhat subjective rating of the day's weather, on a scale of 0 to 10.
5/10: The morning is almost mild but the afternoon is a little wild. Showers pop with downpours and ice chunks to drop.
Today starts out okay but showers erupt in the afternoon and drench the unsuspecting. The showers could also produce pellets of ice, also known as graupel. An isolated shower is still possible tomorrow afternoon but then it is dry through the weekend though cooler than normal. Our local view of the partial solar eclipse Monday looks promising.
Today (Thursday): Sunshine helps take the chill off in the morning. However, cold air at high altitudes is spiraling into the area inciting showers and thundershowers in the afternoon. Because it is so cold aloft some of the raindrops could actually turn to graupel in the most intense cells. Highs reach the mid- to upper 50s before the showers. Winds are likely to be a little gusty from the southwest. Confidence: Medium-High
Tonight: Showers taper off in the evening and skies gradually clear. A west breeze makes lows in the mid- to upper 30s chilly. Confidence: Medium
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Tomorrow (Friday): Sunshine is in good supply but again it warms up enough to puff up clouds in the afternoon. Moisture is lacking but a few very light showers are possible. Highs struggle to reach upper 40s to lower 50s and gusty winds from the northwest make it feel even colder. Confidence: Medium
Tomorrow night: The clouds from the afternoon gradually dissipate overnight and lows again fall to the mid- to upper 30s. If perchance you are up in the pre-dawn darkness, the crescent moon is flanked by Saturn and Mars on the eastern horizon. Confidence: Medium-High
Sunshine dominates Saturday but again clouds pop up in the afternoon. This time shower chances are close to nil. Highs only in the upper 40s to lower 50s with gusty northwest winds are a bit of a disappointment. Overnight lows fall to the mid-to-upper 30s under mainly clear skies. Confidence: Medium-High
Sunday finally qualifies as a nice spring day with sunny skies, light breezes, and highs in the upper 50s to lower 60s. Calm winds and clear skies still allow lows to reach the mid- to upper 30s (lower 40s downtown) Confidence: Medium-High
Clouds from a weekend storm out in the Plains approach the area on Monday but should be broken enough to give us a partly sunny day. That should allow a view (with protective glasses!) of the partial eclipse here. Starting around 2 p.m. it maxes out at a respectable 89 percent around 3:20. Highs reach the low to mid-60s. Confidence: Medium
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