John_Heyman's Blog

The large storm that has been sitting east of Cape Cod over the past several days is continuing to affect our weather early this week. That storm will meander over the western Atlantic before it finally gets the boot and begins to move out to sea on Thursday. Before that time, expect the variable weather to continue with showers and thunderstorms keeping us wet from time to time. After that time, we'll see improving weather and warmer temperatures.

Tuesday:  Tuesday will start off on a mild, humid note under a mix of sun and clouds. Morning temperatures in the mid to upper 60's will rise into the low to mid 80's by early afternoon with the help of the strong June sun. At that time, the warm, humid air near the surface will destabilize the atmosphere and scattered showers and thunderstorms will develop. Some of the storms could be strong with heavy rain and gusty winds. The scattered thunderstorms will last into the first half of the night before they dissipate.

Wednesday:  The storm over the Atlantic will actually move west toward the coast as we head into Wednesday. With the storm moving closer to our area, our wind will increase out of the northeast bringing with it cooler air. Morning temperatures in the lower 60's will only rise about ten degrees or so into the mid 70's for highs. Along with the cooler air will come more stability which will cut our chance for showers down a bit. There will still be a chance of showers and a few thunderstorms, however, mainly during the afternoon.

Thursday:   High pressure will slowly build into our area from the north on Thursday and bring an end to the unsettled weather. Leftover clouds along with a few sprinkles in the morning will dissipate allowing an increase in sunshine during the afternoon. Our cool northeasterly wind flow will continue, however, as the low pressure heads slowly out to sea. Morning lows in the 50's will be followed by afternoon highs in the mid 70's.

Friday:    High pressure will move south right over the tri-state on Friday providing us with a mostly sunny day. Cool morning temperatures in the 50's will quickly rebound into the upper 70's to low 80's as we see a return to a warm southwesterly wind.

Saturday:   The warming trend will continue into Saturday as high pressure sets up shop just east of the Carolinas. As it does so, the southwesterly wind flow will continue to bring warmer, more humid air to the tri-state. Under plenty of sunshine, highs will reach the mid to perhaps upper 80's across the area.

Early next week: Watch for a hot couple of days early week next week. Parts of the area could approach or exceed 90 degrees from Monday through Wednesday!!