Northwest Flow...
* This is one of the trickiest patterns we encounter around here: the dreaded northwest flow aloft. The air from 5,000 to 10,000' feet above the ground is coming from the northwest. Tiny shortwaves get embedded in this flow and dive towards the south and southeast, bringing showers and thunderstorms with them. Our computer models are notoriously bad at resolving these tiny features, and therefore also miss the rain that comes along for the ride...* The rain we expected here tonight is currently over central/southern Louisiana...
A Severe Thunderstorm Watch is in effect for parts of central LA as the storms keep pushing just east of due south.
* Weekend Preview: Sure looks hot. I believe that many places will see middle 90's at some point between Friday and Sunday, with an increase in humidity as well...
* Try to stay cool!
posted by WTOK Weather Staff @ 10:14 PM
1 Comments:
"This is one of the trickiest patterns we encounter around here: the dreaded northwest flow aloft."
Yeah...tell me about it.
-McMasters
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