Huge warm up underway!

Its was a frosty start this morning but with abundant sunshine today, the temperatures should rise quickly. Highs should top out in the low to mid 60's with mabe some upper 50's across northrn and eastern Missouri. Winds should increase from the south overnight as a warm front pushes through and lows tonight will be in the 50's.

Take a look at the 500 mb forecast map fpr Friday morning:

A ridge has built in and this will set us up for a great weekend. Highs Friday afternoon should surge into the low to mid 70's around the area with breezy southerly winds. Saturday looks to be the warmest day of the weekend and highs will likely be in mid to upper 70's. The warm weather will last through Sunday with 70's once again.

I will have a new blog entry tomorrow.

Alex Pickman