Heading back to Missouri tomorrow, I expect to be traveling under partly cloudy skies and through seasonably chilly air. If I delayed the journey by a day or two, the road trip would surely be less pleasant.
Indeed, a potent Arctic front is poised to drop southward across the Great Plains and Midwest, ushering in the coldest air of the season. Highs in the single digits (F) and lows well below zero (not to mention the life-threatening wind chills) are forecast for the region by Sunday.
As is often the case, the Colorado Front Range will escape the dense polar air as it slides southeastward across lower terrain. In fact, winters are relatively mild here due to the elevation, the dry air, intense sunshine and intermittent downsloping winds. Springs, on the other hand, can be a bear!
