Here Comes Fall!

I didn't post The Weekly this week knowing I'd have something much more interesting to talk about later in the week.

FALL!

Today was our sixth 90° high of the month, a rarity for September around here. Luckily, that should be our last one of the year. Our dominating high pressure will finally be broken down by a cold front that'll not only move out the high, but bring us our first blast of cooler air.

For what seems like the past three months, high pressure has forced any storm systems up and over our area, meaning we haven't had any reprieve from the heat. Finally we will get a storm system that pushes all the way through the area and brings welcomed change:

If you look back at my blog over the years I always talk about there being at least 3-4 waves of cooler weather that swing through before we get snow. While it's way too early to talk about the S word, I will go ahead and say this is the first step down to weather cold enough to support snow.

Now that we're finally transitioning to fall, it's important to note that Fall is Central Ohio's second severe weather season. That being said, this is what predictive radar looks like for tomorrow evening:

This is a classic squall line setup, with cold air behind the front really sparking a line during the prime heating of the late afternoon. Right now the primary threat looks to be high wind with bowing segments and possible downbursts.

This will be a borderline severe day, probably more significant than we've seen in a couple months though. I think it'll definitely be an evening to keep an eye to the sky and listen for severe weather warnings. As of now I don't anticipate doing a LiveBlog tomorrow, but if conditions become more favorable for a widespread severe weather I may change my mind!

Either way, expect a much cooler weekend, with highs in the 60s-70s, followed by a work week that won't get much higher than the 70s either. Welcome, Fall. We missed you.