For this first day of April, A.K.A. "April Fool's Day", it looks like the weather is going to try to play us as fools. Good thing you have the Storm Team ready to foil this evil plan.
Temperatures for Erie, as of 7:44 this morning, were very warm to start us off. This is because we are under the warm sector of the storm. This is the portion between the warm front and cold front, where the winds come out of the south (warm air advection). Along with the warm air, we are seeing moisture pumping into the region as well.
As you can see, however, some much cooler weather is lurking to the west. These temperature contrasts are also helping to drive some shower and thunderstorm activity.The rain, and possible thunderstorms, will be with us for a good portion of the day, and the colder temperatures will move into play as we make our commutes home this evening. So, despite the warm start to the day, we are looking for a cool finish.
In addition to the rain, and the temperature contrasts for the day, it will also be very windy. Some gusts could top 40 miles per hour, thanks to the area of low pressure passing right over the Erie area.
As always, don't forget to log onto WSEE.tv for the latest radar images, and current temperatures!
Ray Petelin,
WSEE Storm Team Meteorologist