Bay Area residents, brace yourselves for a bit of a weather rollercoaster. According to the National Weather Service (NWS), Cleveland, a low-pressure system brooding over northern Missouri, will beeline through the Great Lakes region tonight. It's set to sling a cold front our way by Wednesday afternoon. But don't despair. The high pressure isn't too far behind, and it will settle in post-front for a rather pleasant weekend. You can head to the National Weather Service Cleveland's page for the complete forecast rundown.
Today, things are heating up — literally. We're starting with temperatures already lounging comfortably in the 60s, which means achieving the 70s is a given for most areas. Anticipate potential record-breaking highs, as "temperatures exceeded the mean of guidance yesterday and believe that there will be an extra degree or two that can be juiced out this afternoon once some of the clouds advect away from the region." According to the National Weather Service, Strong winds, with gusts expected to reach the 30 to 40 mph range during the day, will buff the bay, so secure those patio umbrellas.
That said, as the cold front closes in on us tonight, we're due a splash of rain which, while modest in volume — "less than 0.50" QPF everywhere and most places likely seeing less than 0.25" — could serve as a temporary fire deterrent by moistening up the local flora. A silver lining to the clouds, if you will. This front will scamper southeast on Wednesday, but not before leaving us in its warm wake, with temperatures still hovering about 10 degrees above normal in the 60s.
For those aching to normalcy, Thursday and Friday deliver with dry conditions and a friendly reminder of typical early November chills. Under the watchful gaze of a high-pressure system, temperatures will take a mild dip, positioning daytime highs in the upper 50s to lower 60s and overnight lows in an embrace of the upper 30s to lower 40s.
Weekend warriors, however, might need to dust off the ol' umbrellas because the weather forecast teases the comeback of "unsettled weather" as an uppity upper-level low skips out of the Rockies toward the Upper Midwest. Prepare for a potentially soggy Saturday afternoon and evening, but take solace in the fact that temperatures will continue to loiter in the comfy upper 50s to lower 60s range during the day, with nighttime lows gentle in the mid-40s to low 50s.
As for aviation folks and sea-goers — VFR conditions are expected to dominate the skies primarily until the cold front marches through, and the lake is under a Small Craft Advisory till Wednesday morning. See the detailed aviation and marine conditions at National Weather Service Cleveland's official dispatch.
Last but certainly not least, climate trivia buffs might get a kick out of this: we're flirting with record temperatures today, with Cleveland's previous November 5 high-water mark set at 77°F just last year. For history to repeat itself, or better yet, to be rewritten, today's mercury has a high bar to clear.
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