It is getting hot in here! Temperature departures across the continental U.S. are up to 35 degrees above normal with the exception of the West Coast that has temperatures 20 degrees below normal expected for tomorrow. As warm temperatures and sunny skies dominate the central U.S. tomorrow two surface lows located over the Pacific Northwest and above the Great Lakes will stir things up. These wrap- around lows will bring rain to the Pacific Northwest and East Coast tomorrow, but their rather large dry slots will leave portions of both regions dry. This persistent warmth and rain has been a pattern lately and to prove it check out the graphic to the right which shows the number of records across the nation from this past week. Expect more records to come as warm air advection and instability dominate majority of the country into the midweek.
On Tuesday in Champaign-Urbana the warm temperatures are on the rise, so you can ditch that winter coat. Tomorrow will reach a high of 74°F from a morning low of 48°F. Expect sunny skies throughout the day and calm SW winds becoming more southerly at night from 3-10mph. On Wednesday, things will get toasty as temperatures will get very close to 80°F with a daytime high of 78°F and a low only getting down to 53°F. The day will also be full of sunshine with winds from the SSE turning SSW in the evening hours at 6-17mph. Additionally, prepare yourself for Thursday as we gear up from some convection.
For Tuesday the actual high came in 4 degrees warmer than my forecasted high of 74°F and the low was 9 degrees colder than my prediction. The skies were sunny on Tuesday accompanied by a calm S wind averaging between 3-10 mph as I had mentioned. Wednesday the high did actually reach above 80°F with an observed high of 82°F, 4 degrees warmer than my forecast. However, my low and sky cover were accurate at 53°F and sunny. The observed winds did fluctuate between the SSW and SSE, but were slightly faster than I foresaw averaging at 13.7 mph.
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