Today will feature one last day of dry – albeit cloudy – and warm weather for Fredericksburg as temperatures once again climb to the 70 degree mark. A cold front marking the leading edge of cold Canadian air is approaching from the west with accompanying rainfall. This 8 a.m. water vapor satellite image illustrates the setup across the nation:
The feature I’ve circled in yellow is moisture associated with former tropical storm Vance, most of which will stay well south of us. The blue arrows delineate the jet stream which currently bisects the nation. This upper level “river of air” is pushing the surface cold front in our direction.
Showers could dampen the ‘Burg as early as dinnertime today but the main body of rain will hold off until late tonight. Thursday will thus be a damp day with highs in the mid-60s. Between a quarter- and a half-inch (0.25″-0.5″) of rain will fall by the time the front pushes through tomorrow night. Then the Canadian airmass invasion occurs as Friday turns much cooler and breezier with high temperatures in the mid-50s.
Over the next week high temperatures will remain much below the early November average in the low 60s. Several successive cold fronts will keep the Canadian air door stuck in the open position, so expect generally cool and windy conditions for a while. Meanwhile we do need tomorrow’s rain!
