Tonight features mostly cloudy skies with just an isolated shower risk. It’s a muggy night in store with temperatures dropping down into the low 60s. Patchy fog is once again possible with a very light southerly breeze.
Saturday is mostly quiet and VERY warm as our stalled frontal system lifts north into Pennsylvania and central Ohio. A stout southerly breeze, with wind gusts as high as 25 mph combined with a very warm air mass in place will push high temperatures to near record territory once again, with highs jumping up into the low 80s. A few mid 80s in our western counties is likely! There is enough humidity to pop a few isolated downpours in the afternoon but more of us will be dry than wet. Rain chances will increase as we head into the overnight hours with a stout cold front approaching.
Sunday sees that cold front push through the region. Thankfully, our front and subsequent low pressure to our south are speeding up in how quick they will pass through, with our front now looking to cross during the late morning. Although an isolated risk for a brief strong storm is still possible given the dynamics of this setup, soggy conditions will virtually eliminate any instability in the afternoon. The potential is there for heavy rainfall, especially the farther west you are, where a few areas could see around an inch of rain. Given the heavy rainfall that has occurred over the last 24 hours, that’ll be something to watch. The Weather Prediction Center has placed our region in a level one marginal risk for flooding as a result. By the evening hours, the cold front and subsequent low pressure system responsible for flooding will slide to our east. This will enable our rain chances to drop and colder air to set in.
Monday features a morning sprinkle or two with a slow and gradual clearing of clouds. However, with a west to northwest wind, we will be much colder than over the weekend as that colder air rushes in with highs in the low 50s.
Tuesday provides the risk for a few rain and snow showers with yet another cold front passing through associated with a clipper system up to our north and east across New England. With a northwest breeze in place, clouds will struggle to break. As a result, we will see our coldest day in quite some time, with highs only in the low to mid 40s. Some spots in the mountains will likely remain in the 30s. No snow accumulations are expected.
Wednesday will still feature below average temperatures, but we will begin to see an improvement in those temperatures with highs in the mid 50s and plenty of sun as a result of high pressure overhead. By the late afternoon, clouds will increase as our next system begins to approach.
Thursday sees a return of rain chances as an area of low pressure scoots toward the region from the west. Increasing clouds with rain chances increasing during the morning will make for a soggy day by the afternoon with high temperatures close to normal for this time of year with highs around normal around 60 degrees.
Upcoming rain to provide temporary fire relief, little drought help
Friday provides more chances for showers with temperatures near 60 degrees once again with an area of low pressure still nearby.
Looking ahead in your extended forecast, a few lingering showers on Saturday will be followed by high pressure returning Sunday into Monday with temperatures remaining close to normal around 60 degrees…