A first touch of the coming winter season!

Forsyth MO – While Friday, November the 20^th was forecast to be rather pleasant with temperatures in the mid 50's born on a southeast wind that was to be a bit breezy at times. Later in the afternoon hours, the NWS was predicting that clouds would begin to move in from the west as a sharpening frontal boundary moves toward southwest Missouri from the Plains.

As the front moves through towards midnight, they expect some rain to fall, although not that much. But, once that front does move through, they expect that gusty northwest winds will usher in a much colder air mass VERY quickly. Enough cold air could arrive to allow rain to end as a light rain/snow mix late tonight or early Saturday morning, although no accumulation of any sort was really expected. Oh boy!

This arctic high pressure system will therefore move into our area along about Saturday night, with winds becoming light and variable during the overnight period. This will set the stage for what is looking like the coldest night since March for our area. For the Springfield metropolis, if the temperatures drop below 20 degrees, it will be the first time we will have seen the teens since March 5th of this year. Further south, we can expect thing to not be so brutal!

Good News! The shot of cold will be rather short lived, as temps will rebound into the 40's for Sunday and then will get back in a more seasonal 50's regime as we begin the next work week!

As this shot of cold is in the form of a dress rehearsal (a one day thing), homeowners might want to download a checklist of smart thing to do prior to winter setting up in earnest. Things like getting your car serviced, checking to make sure all house water outlets have their hoses disconnected, checking crawlspace vents, etc.  [www.taneyservices.com]