GENERAL OUTLOOK
Rain chances continue into this morning ahead of an approaching cold front. Light snowfall may develop in the mountains late Thursday and could continue into early Saturday, but travel impacts currently look to be minor. Temperatures will remain below normal Thursday through the weekend, then slowly warm back up early next week.
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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...Cloudy in the morning, then becoming partly sunny. Patchy fog in the morning. Highs in the mid 60s. Temperature falling into the mid 50s in the afternoon. Winds out of the southwest around 5 mph, increasing to northwest 10 to 15 mph with gusts up to 35 mph in the afternoon.
..TONIGHT...Mostly clear and breezy. Much cooler with lows in the lower 30s. Winds out of the northwest 15 to 20 mph with gusts up to 45 mph.
..THURSDAY...Sunny. Much cooler with highs in the lower 40s. Winds out of the northwest 10 to 15 mph with gusts up to 40 mph.
..THURSDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the upper 20s. Winds out of the northwest 10 to 15 mph with gusts up to 45 mph.
..FRIDAY...Partly sunny in the morning, then becoming mostly sunny. Highs in the upper 30s.
..FRIDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Lows in the lower 30s.
HAZARDOUS WEATHER
Hazardous weather is not expected today or tonight.
on Thursday night, wind gusts in excess of 45mph are expected at the higher elevations, especially in exposed areas. Isolated power outages will be possible.
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Published at 5.00am on Wednesday, November 20, 2024
Author: Bobby Coggins
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