Friday, November 29, 2013

National Weather Summary for November 29,2013 from weatherunderground.com

Weather Underground midday recap for Friday,November 29,2013

The U.S. experienced relatively calm weather on Friday as the majority of the country sat under high pressure systems. In the Southwest, high surf advisories were issued along the southern California coast as an area of low pressure drove light to moderate showers across the region. Avalon, Calif., reported a midday total of 0.64 inches of rain, while Santa Barbara, Calif., reported a midday total of 0.41 inches of rain. To the north, an onshore flow along the coast of Washington triggered light snow showers across the Cascades, while showers moved across southern Washington. Little to no snow accumulations occurred as snow turned into sleet during the late morning and early afternoon.

Meanwhile, a cold frontal boundary stretched across the Intermountain West and into the southern Plains. Precipitation did not accompany this frontal boundary on Friday, although cold temperatures and gusty winds moved through the Rockies. Monarch Pass, Colo., recorded wind speeds of 41 mph, while Livingston, Mont., also recorded wind speeds of 41 mph.

Warm, muggy conditions pushed onshore from the Gulf of Mexico as a high pressure system dominate the Gulf Coast and the Southeast. Brownsville, Texas, recorded a midday high of 75 degrees, while West Palm Beach, Fla., recorded a midday high of 78 degrees.

Parts of the upper Midwest and the Northeast experienced light snow showers as a low pressure system trekked over the Great Lakes. The Eastern Seaboard avoided wet weather on Friday.

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