GREAT WEATHER FOR THE WEEKEND

Written by: Brian Neudorff

We will have chilly temperatures once again for Friday but we should get sunny skies later in the afternoon. Our highs will be tricky to forecast this afternoon. If we get some sunshine in here later in the morning and into the afternoon then we could get into the low 40s, but if the sunshine remains behind stubborn clouds then highs will be in the upper 30s to near 40.

Good news is the cold won't last. An area of high pressure to our west will begin to move east on Saturday and our winds will start to come out of the south. Saturday will feature more sunshine and temperatures into the mid 50s. That is about 5 degrees above average. With Sunday also having sunshine and highs getting into the 60s which is 10 degrees above average.

You may remember Meteorologist Bob Metcalfe's post on Indian Summer, where he posted the definition:

Wikipedia suggests that an Indian summer is "The generally accepted use of the term is when the weather is sunny and clear and above 21°C (70°F), and all of the leaves of the trees have turned but before the first snow has fallen; a period normally associated with mid-October to late-November in the northern states of the U.S."

We are very close to this definition. No, we will probably not hit 70, but we will be above average. I would say a lot of us have yet to see our first true snowfall and it will be very nice and warm for this time of year. Best advice is get out and enjoy and if you haven't raked those leaves this is the time to do it.