Nicer weather ahead...I promise.

Today was another "messy" weather day but it wasn't rain that had folks complaining (like yesterday)...it was the wind. Looking at the GFS image above you can see just how windy it was today. Pinched between an area of high pressure to the west and that Nor'Easter to the east we dealt with wind gusts nearing 50 km/h. Over this "messy" two day stretch we've dealt with cold, blustery winds and over 20mm of rain. Are you tired of the wind and rain yet? Good news, that low continues to move east and an area of high pressure should make for a nice one tomorrow...

Here's a GFS shot for tomorrow (I've removed the wind barbs so it looks less jumbled). As you can see, that Nor'Easter is well out of our region and we look to be firmly under the influence of high pressure. While it promises to be sunny and calm across the Kawarthas, Atlantic Canada will still be dealing with that powerful low which will bring over 40mm of rain to some communities and pack sustained winds of 40-50km/h with gusts as high as 80km/h! So while the last two days may have seemed miserable here in Peterborough...just think of our friends to the east and what they'll be dealing with tonight and tomorrow. As for that cold front just west of us tomorrow (above image), I'm not too concerned. It may result in some cloudier conditions than we'd like to see on a Sunday and a little rain (if any) but, on the whole, the weekend is looking pretty good.

"All good things..."

Hopefully you enjoyed today's sunny start as the day looks to wrap up in a very different fashion. This morning, although chilly at -3 degrees, saw yet another sunny start...something we've seen a lot of lately. The Thanksgiving long weekend was incredible weather wise and this morning's sunshine was a great way to cap off a very nice stretch of weather. Unfortunately all good things must come to an end. As you can see from the latest NAM run (above), that area of high pressure responsible for the recent sunshine is making an exit today. Cloud cover continues to develop ahead of that front even as I write this blog. This front will likely result in overcast conditions and a few showers this evening. Ironically, the cloud cover this "cold" front is responsible for will at least give us a much more mild overnight low. A nice layer of cloud cover is like throwing a thick blanket on the bed as it literally traps in the heat gained during the day. Tonight's low of +6 degrees is at least one silver lining to the wet weather ahead over the next few days.