Is there an end in sight for this roller coaster ride?

 

I hope all the moms and those who are doing the job, had a great Mother’s Day. The weather cooperated to make a nice Sunday.

The last several weeks have seen a lot of ups and downs. This cool unsettled teeter totter pattern doesn’t look to subside for at least through mid-May, as we generally keep this persistent northwest flow out of Canada.

We had a cold front that came through that did bring some rain showers and a few thunderstorms last evening into the overnight. This was mainly for the northern Middle Atlantic and I-95 Corridor. This has now moved offshore, we’re going to see low pressure move along it, with the front there could be a few rain showers on our Monday, but the majority of these should be offshore. We have high pressure that is starting nose in from the north. This is also going to keep us cool for most of the workweek. We’re going to continue to see several fairly weak weather systems moving through the Northeast and Mid-Atlantic region with a few shower and thunderstorm chances. During the week.

The region is going to be especially cold for Monday night through Tuesday morning, bringing the risk for widespread late-season frosts and freezes across a large part of Pennsylvania, most of New York State and northern and central New England. Tuesday is looking Sunny but quite cool for this time of year, it’s also looking to stay dry, as the high pressure sits overhead.

We have frost watches up in Pennsylvania, the NWS hasn't issued any watches or warnings north of there, because the growing season hasn't started there yet!

Rain returns Tuesday night Wednesday, both Wednesday and Thursday will feature a lot of cloudiness and scattered rain showers. It won’t be a washout as it looks to be on and off showers. Both days also look to remain on the cooler side of average.  The rain will extend into Friday, but it looks to be much more isolated. Friday will also be trending warmer.

The upcoming weekend is looking to see the warming trend continue along with it looking to see conditions remaining drier, this will be especially true for Sunday. The ridging over the Southwest US is going to be heading our way.  This is going to be the start of the possibility for strong ridging over the Northeast for next week, this is looking to stick around for the Memorial Day Weekend. 

 

This could be the train coming out of the tunnel, leading to a start of true spring, bringing the roller coaster ride to a stop.

If you haven’t read my lasted post and thoughts on the El Nino; I encourage you to do so!

Link to the post.

That’s it for today.