14 FEB 2011 EXTENDED FORECAST

 WINDS WILL DEMINISH THIS AFTERNOON AS HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS FROM THE WEST.  EXPECT TO REMAIN DRY THRU LATE TUES AS TEMPS JUMP BACK TO 40 AFTER COLD FRONTAL PASSAGE LAST EVENING....WED THRU FRIDAY WILL BE UNSETTLED AS THE NEXT SYSTEM DEVELOPS IN ROCKIES AND MOVES NORTHEAST DRAGGING A COLD FRONT INTO POW CTY BY THURS EVENING/NIGHT.  STRONG SOUTHERLY FLOW AHEAD OF THE FRONT WILL FORCE WARMER AIR NORTH - INTURN INCREASING THE LOW LEVEL MOISTURE THRU THE CENTRAL PLAINS.  EXPECT DRIZZLE/FOG WEDNESDAY - RAINSHOWERS THURS WITH FRONTAL PASSAGE - THEN MUCH COOLER AND BREEZY FRIDAY WITH AFTERNOON AND EVE SNOWSHOWERS.

HUGE QUESTIONS ABOUT NEXT WEEKEND.  RIGHT NOW IT'S LOOKING LIKE A MESS - ESPECIALLY AFTER LATE SATURDAY.  MY GUT IS TELLING ME TEMPS WILL BE COLD ENUF TO SEE SNOW EARLY SUNDAY - CHANGING TO RAIN SUNDAY AFTERNOON (I'LL CALL IT A WINTER MIX WITH MORE RAIN THAN SNOW) - CHANGING TO ALL RAIN THRU MONDAY....

AFTER THE 21ST?  MORE OF THE SAME - TEMPS NEAR NORMAL IN THE LOW 30'S THRU THE 24TH WITH MORE RAIN.  THEN A PATTERN CHANGE - COLDER WITH SNOW...............   

 Today and Tues 14th/15th - Dry/Breezy - Temps 35-40.

Wed thru Fri/16th thru 18th - Breezy/Drizzle/Fog Wed - Rainshowers Thurs - Dry Fri Morning - then Lt Snow/Windy by Afternoon - Temps Low 50's, dropping to near 30 by Friday afternoon.

Sat thru Mon/19th thru 21st - Snowshowers Sat - Winter Mix Sunday - then Snow to Rain/Breezy Monday.

Tues thru Mon/22nd thru 28th - Lt Snowshowers Tues/Wed - Then Rain to Snow/Wind 24th-28th.

JUST AN FYI:  REMEMBER LAST WEEK WHEN I BLOGGED ABOUT THE PATTERN CHANGE COMING UP BY THE END OF THE MONTH?  THE CLIMATE PREDICTION CENTER IS "NOW" AGREEING.  THE MAPS BELOW SHOW WHAT THEY ARE THINKING FOR THE PERIOD 21-27 FEB FOR PRECIPITATION AND TEMPS - PRECIP ABOVE NORMAL - TEMPS BELOW NORMAL.....

Where did Valentines Day come from?
Saint Valentine's Day, commonly shortened to Valentine's Day is an annual commemoration held on February 14 celebrating love and affection between intimate companions.  The day is named after one or more early Christian martyrs, Saint Valentine, and was established by Pope Gelasius I in 496 AD. It was deleted from the Roman calendar of saints in 1969 by Pope Paul VI, but its religious observance is still permitted. It is traditionally a day on which lovers express their love for each other by presenting flowers, offering confectionery, and sending greeting cards (known as "valentines"). The day first became associated with romantic love in the circle of Geoffrey Chaucer in the High Middle Ages, when the tradition of courtly love flourished.
Modern Valentine's Day symbols include the heart-shaped outline, doves, and the figure of the winged Cupid.