Weather Briefing for Monday, March 03, 2025 Increased Fire Danger Continues

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GENERAL OUTLOOK

Broad surface high pressure will keep dry and cool conditions in place thru Monday. A moist cold front will bring showers and possibly some thunderstorms to our area late Tuesday and early Wednesday. In the wake of the front, gusty winds will persist over our area on Wednesday and Thursday. A weaker low pressure reaches our region next weekend.

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GENERAL FORECAST

(since this is a quick forecast intended to cover the whole county, bear in mind that higher elevations may experience cooler temperatures than this and the lower elevations may experience higher temperatures than those in the forecast)

.TODAY...Sunny. Highs in the mid 50s. Winds out of the southwest around 5 mph.
..TONIGHT...Clear in the evening, then becoming partly cloudy. Lows in the lower 30s. Southeast winds around 5 mph.
..TUESDAY...Partly sunny. Highs in the mid 50s. Winds out of the southeast 10 to 15 mph. Gusts up to 25 mph, increasing to 35 mph in the afternoon.
..TUESDAY NIGHT...Showers likely in the evening, then showers after midnight. Locally heavy rainfall possible after midnight. Windy and not as cool with lows in the upper 40s. Winds out of the southeast 20 to 25 mph with gusts up to 55 mph. Chance of rain near 100 percent.
..WEDNESDAY...Partly sunny. Showers, mainly in the morning. Breezy with highs in the mid 50s. Chance of rain 80 percent.
..WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a chance of rain showers. A chance of snow showers after midnight. Windy and much cooler with lows in the upper 20s. Chance of precipitation 50 percent.

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HAZARDOUS WEATHER



There is an increased danger of fires getting out of control in the region today and tonight. Please do not conduct ANY outdoor burnuing today.

A strong low pressure system will lift out of the Great Plains on Tuesday and pass to our north on Wednesday. This system will push a robust cold front through our area Wednesday morning. This front will likely produce widespread showers and possibly some thunderstorms as it moves across our area. In the front`s wake, very gusty winds will spread over the region and likely persist well into Thursday. If the current forecast trends continue, a Wind Advisory and/or a High Wind Warning may be needed for our forecast area.

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NEWS UPDATES

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• Trudeau to bring up Trump’s threat to annex Canada in meeting with King Charles [AP News]

• GOP chairmen urge leader to battle House on budget, spending strategy [TheHill]

• The Putinization of America [DNYUZ]

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NTSB (National Transportation Safety Board) Investigation Pages

• Learjet 55 Medevac Crash [1/31/2025 - Philadelphia, PA]

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Published at 5.00am on Monday, March 03, 2025
Author: Bobby Coggins