Persistence is the Name of the Game

is going to be the name of the game for awhile... guess us meteorologists here can finally get a break from the severe weather - maybe catch up on our sleep :) Here's why: Where the red "L" is placed is an area of upper level low pressure near the Great Lakes region. That's usually a major weather-maker and is the cause of most of the rain and clouds we get.That low is basically going to be sitting in the Great Lakes region for most of the work week, meaning we'll be under a ridge of high pressure for the same amount of time. High pressure means sinking air which means there's no potential for upward motion meaning no chance for thunderstorms or rain. The arrows in the pink are basically the flow of the upper level jet stream. We're going to be stuck in mainly a NW flow as far as winds go, which means drier and cooler air will be flushed into our region. Dew points will stay in the 40 and 50s for the most part, which means we won't have anything near the humidity we did last week. It doesn't look like this pattern will change much until the 4th of July weekend but Cody and Aaron will keep you posted.

For now, enjoy the brief drier cool down!
~KDLT Meteorologist Jesse Ritka