October 13th, 2023

Good afternoon, the big topic we'll start off this forecast with is drought. Since the latest release, we have tumbled further down the hole, with severe drought now showing up in the southern valley. This is not good news as it relates to wildfire potential and water shortage/issues. We will be closely monitoring this moving forward, but I expect additional locations to become affected by severe drought in the weeks to come. 

Changing tune, we are seeing cloud cover increase into the afternoon hours as a cold front approaches. The unfortunate news, as hinted above, is the very little rainfall that will be associated with this system. In fact, some may not see any rain at all. Activity will be hit and miss overnight and into Saturday, followed by the annoying and dreary: cold, cloudy, isolated shower/sprinkles. We will finally break the spell towards midweek, as sunshine returns and so does warmer air. Another system then looks to pose similar outcomes about a week out from now.

So about those temperatures...Many will struggle to break 60 degrees on Monday, with most in the low to mid 50s for highs. It will likely feel brutal, as there will be plenty of cloud cover around, an isolated shower, and temperatures upwards of 20+ degrees below average. The valley will see the best opportunity for mid to upper 50s, while outside locations struggle in the 40s to low 50s. 

Prepare now to bundle up, as a cold front presses through tomorrow. This will be followed with well below average temperatures Sunday through Tuesday. We will finally see clouds break up through Tuesday, allowing for plenty of sunshine and warmer temperatures on Wednesday. Have a good one, stay warm, and look forward to Tuesday into Wednesday, as we'll finally get a reprieve from the dreary Fall days from Saturday through Monday.