As the upper-level jet stream flow eases north to the Canadian border, southerly flow returns to the Midwest and western Great Lakes. A cold front will tease Chicago as it slides south over Wisconsin and Lower Michigan Tuesday. The relatively smooth surface of Lake Michigan may allow it to progress further south into Chicago later Tuesday afternoon, but its incursion should be brief. By Wednesday strong southerly flow is expected to change the characteristics of the cold front to that of a warm front, pushing it back north over the same area it passed going south on Tuesday. Highs are expected to warm into the 80s for only the second time this year on Wednesday and probably exceed that mark again Thursday, before a stronger cold front brings much cooler air to the region Friday.
Frost warnings over Northeast U.S. early Monday
The coldest portion of the Canadian high pressure air mass shifted east Sunday and National Weather Service Forecast Offices had frost and or freeze warnings in effect for Monday morning over portions of Ohio, Kentucky, West Virginia, Pennsylvania, New York and Vermont.
Good drying weather here this week
Showers and thunderstorms Tuesday and Thursday are expected to be widely scattered, and good drying conditions should occur for the most part, especially south of the metro area.
Paul, what are the computer models you used for your scary prediction of warming by 2100? They are only inadequate models. You weather guys use real evidence don't you not just wild computer guesses? Try this site from this trained sciencist.
http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/news/environment/pouring-cold-water-on-global-warming-14299972.html
Of course, there are thousands of such reports (and thousands of trained scientists) that refute all the warming stuff.
I realize that Skilling seems to be on this politically fashionable band wagon, but none of you are doing anyone a service my being so one sided in your reporting. Looking for new research grant money from the government? Try serving up what the guy said in the Belfast newspaper.
Does Sam Zell still think that newspaper are pushing a self serving politcial agenda?
Bob, thanks for your comment. The computer models you refer to originate from the British Meteorological Office. We agree with the Met Office's view of climate models:
"It is important to be aware that projections from climate models are always subject to uncertainty because of limitations on our knowledge of how the climate system works and on the computing resources available. Different climate models can give different projections."
To characterize our reporting as one-sided is inaccurate. For instance, on March 22, we ran a feature graphic highlighting global cooling and the impact of sunspots -- a completely different viewpoint on climate change.
We do our best to cover as many facets of weather news as possible, and politics play no role in our reporting.