Weather Underground midday recap for Wednesday,April 9,2014
The nation saw a relatively quiet day on Wednesday as a ridge of high
pressure built over the center of the nation, and a cold front pushed
offshore of the East Coast. The high pressure system pulled in warm air
from the south and allowed for temperatures to range from 10 to 15
degrees above normal from the southern Plains through the Upper Midwest.
Daytime highs varied around 80 in the South, with parts of the North
reaching into the 70s. Behind this warmth, a cold front moved across the
Pacific Northwest and the Northern Rockies on Wednesday. This produced
scattered showers for Montana and Wyoming, which moved eastward into the
Dakotas throughout the day. Rainfall totals remained less than a half
of an inch, but flood advisories have been issued across Montana due to
rapid snow melt.
Meanwhile, just head of this front, high winds developed across the
Plains. This created dangerous fire weather conditions from Texas to
southern Minnesota. Gusty winds up to 35 mph were anticipated with warm
temperatures and low humidity were anticipated throughout most of the
Plains.
In the East, a cold front moved offshore and allowed for warmer and
drier conditions to spread across the East Coast. However, a few
scattered showers lingered over the Virginias and the Carolinas, with
less than a half of an inch of rain reported in these areas.
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