Ridging = nice warm weather for the weekend

Hello to all and good morning. :o)

Models are very much in agreement about some ridging over the weekend after today showers with todays highs getting into the 50`s/60`s. Maybe even see some sun breaks by later this evening or if not sunshine, at least some breaks in the cloud cover.

But not to worry, there will certainly be sunny skies for the weekend as moderate ridge of high pressure will be nearly on top of us with 500mb heights getting into the low-mid 570`s with 850mb temps rising up to about +10c by late sun evening. Though aloft, there looks to be SW-WSWLY flow, so this will probably keep surface temps from getting to warm. None the less though, WRF12z for Sat is showing mid-upper 60`s to maybe 70 with Sun showing low-mid 70`s. And depending on what model you choose, it appears that high pressure may last into about Tue or maybe Wed, however it will be weakening by this time as the ridge begins to break down and an area of low pressure or trough drops down over our region from the NorthWest to provide us with cool and showery conditions as low level thicknesses drop back into the low or mid 520`s with 850mb temps between 0 and -4c or so.

With this some what cool trough in place, should see highs back in the 50`s as this trough looks to be with us for next weekend, but if you are to believe the Canadain GEM model, it shows another possible ridge for that weekend. But this is to far to say what will happen, so will keep checking the models to see what they show over the coming days ahead.

Have a good, sunny weekend you all. :o)