The radar image from the National Weather Service shows that our fortunate stance between storms at sea to our east, and storms on the cornfields to our west can't last. For several days, these two systems have lingered with little movement, allowing us some of the best spring weather available anywhere. But the squeeze is on, and our stubborn little bubble of high pressure between the lows looks like it's about to burst.

The forecast calls for the rain to our west to move closer, bringing us a small chance of showers tomorrow, and a little more from Thursday through Saturday. Here's part of this morning's chatter at Sterling, edited to clarify their EXASPERATING abbreviations:

"... MID ATLANTIC REMAINS UNDER THE INFLUENCE OF A VERY STUBBORN RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE. HAVE TO SAY...MODELS HAVE DONE A FINE JOB OF FORECASTING HOW WELL THIS RIDGE WOULD REMAIN IN CONTROL OF MID ATLANTIC WEATHER.

"TOOK A 3 AM OBSERVATION...NOTHING BUT STARS IN THE SKY...VERY
COMFORTABLE TEMPS...WOULD BE GREAT CAMPING WEATHER. IT DOES APPEAR THAT
CLOUDS WILL BEGIN TO INCREASE THIS AFTERNOON AS THE SYSTEM GENERATING LIGHTNING OVER ILLINOIS AND INDIANA MOVES INTO W.V. ... I FEEL MOST LIKELY AREA FOR THIS TO OCCUR IS IN THE WESTERN PART OF THE FORECAST AREA IN EVENING HOURS.

"FOR NOW HAVE (FORECAST) A LOW CHANCE OF PRECIPITATION IN THE FORECAST FOR THAT AREA. NOT EXPECTING ANY SEVERE WEATHER...DYNAMICS ARE NOT THERE..."

We could still use more rain. Although April saw more than the long-term average, March was so dry that we're still a few inches short moving toward summer.