Relief is upon us!

 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.