.LONG TERM...WEDNESDAY THROUGH SATURDAY WARM AND DRY WEATHER CONTINUES TO BE THE ONGOING THEME FOR THE LONG TERM FORECAST AS AN UPPER LEVEL RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE BEGINS SPREADING ACROSS THE SOUTHERN UNITED STATES ON WEDNESDAY. THE RIDGE WILL BRIEFLY RETREAT BACK THE THE WEST ON THURSDAY AND FRIDAY AS UPPER LEVEL DISTURBANCES PASS THROUGH THE OHIO RIVER VALLEY REGION. THIS WILL KEEP THE EASTERN THIRD OF THE STATE IN NORTHWEST FLOW ALOFT...WITH ONLY A TINY POTENTIAL FOR PRECIP. AS SUCH...HAVE LEFT THE MAJORITY OF EXTENDED FORECAST DRY. THE RIDGE WILL THEN BUILD BACK TOWARDS ARKANSAS LATE NEXT WEEK. MEANWHILE...SOUTHWEST SURFACE FLOW WILL BE IN PLACE FOR SEVERAL DAYS...BRINGING MORE HUMID AIR BACK TO THE REGION. WITH TEMPERATURES WELL INTO THE 90S...AND HIGHER HUMIDITY LEVELS IN PLACE...HEAT INDICES WILL NEAR OR EXCEED THE 100 DEGREE MARK ACROSS THE SOUTHERN HALF OF THE STATE. &&
Posted on: Sat, 08 Jun 2013 22:22:52 +0000