It been hot over the last couple of days, but that is about to change
Surface Chart and Radar
It been hot over
the last couple of days, but that is about to change
The surface chart
and radar show the front advancing into the western part of the region with
scattered rain showers associated with a trough ahead of it.
Temperatures
are very warm to hot ahead of the front, with much cooler temperatures behind
the front. Behind the front temperatures are running 20° F to near 40° F cooler
than they are ahead of the front.
As the front
continues to advance, showers and thunderstorms are going to develop this
afternoon and evening. Some of these storms could be strong to severe.
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The biggest
threat is going to be the possibility of damaging wind gust and moderate to
perhaps large hail, with the higher humidity, heavy downpours and frequent
vivid lightning will be possible. the risk for tornadoes is very low, but it's
no zero.
Tomorrow the
cold front is going to slow even more and slowly sink through the Northern
Middle Atlantic, with rain moving along it. Maryland, Delaware and southern New
Jersey will be dealing with the rain the longest. Tomorrow into Friday, high pressure will build
in providing mainly dry conditions and much more sun.
We’re going
to see a trough up over the Great Lakes move toward and into the Gulf of Maine.
At the same time a warm front will push north and east, but it won’t get too
far. This will set up a frontal boundary that will lead to unsettled conditions
for the holiday weekend, with rain showers later Friday through the weekend
into Monday. Saturday and Sunday will be
the wettest of the holiday weekend. But rain showers will linger into Monday.
That’s it…. No
post for the next few days.
