Pacific

Weather Underground midday recap for Tuesday, November 03, 2009.

Wet and cool conditions persisted in the Northeast as a weak cold front tracked through the region. The system was produced by a low pressure system in eastern Canada, which allowed for cool and moist air to pour in from the Great Lakes. This kicked up overcast skies with a few light sprinkles over the Eastern Great Lakes region. Rainfall totals remained less than a tenth of an inch in most areas, while high temperatures only reached to 40 in some places. Strong winds were also associated with this system, with gusts up to 29 mph reported in Syracuse, New York. Down the East Coast, wintry temperatures accompanied the system to the north, and allowed for cool daytime highs in the 50s and 60s, while overnight lows dipped into the 30s in some areas. Thus, frost and freeze remained a threat over the Ohio River Valley and Mid-Atlantic states.

Behind this system in the Plains, a relatively weak low pressure system moved off the Rockies and pushed a cold front over the Upper Midwest. This system had little moisture associated with it, and brought a few light sprinkles, with no significant rainfall reported. The Northern Plains quickly warmed up as this front passed and saw mostly sunny skies with highs in the 50s.

Further west, high pressure over the West Coast brought another day of sunny and dry weather. The Pacific Northwest saw highs near 60, while most of California remained in the 70s and 80s.

Temperatures in the Lower 48 states Tuesday have ranged from a morning low of 12 degrees at Kremmling, Colo. to a midday high of 93 degrees at Phoenix, Ariz.