An upper-level low will swing across the northern Mid-Atlantic region today and it will produce some instability in the atmosphere and perhaps a few scattered showers and thunderstorms. Later in the week, an upper-level ridge will edge eastward and temperatures should climb to 90 degrees or so by Friday afternoon. A cold front will slide through the region on Friday night – perhaps sparking a few PM showers and thunderstorms – and temperatures will drop a bit this weekend with highs likely in the middle 80’s on both days.
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An upper-level low is spinning its way to a position over the Great Lakes and it will become the main player on our weather during the next few days. There will be an increasing chance of showers and thunderstorms later today and a good chance of showers and thunderstorms both tonight and on Thursday…some of this rain can be heavy at times. The weather remains somewhat unsettled later in the week with a threat of showers from time-to-time to go along with moderately warm conditions.
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High pressure will be in control of the weather around here today providing us with plenty of sunshine and comfortably warm conditions. An upper-level low will spin its way to a position over the Great Lakes by mid-week and it will become the main player for our upcoming weather. There will be an increasing chance of showers and thunderstorms on Wednesday and a good chance of showers and thunderstorms tomorrow night and Thursday…some of this mid-week rain can be heavy at times. The weather remains somewhat unsettled late in the week with a threat of showers from time-to-time to go along with moderately warm conditions.
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A weak disturbance can set off some shower and thunderstorm activity later today as temperatures climb into the low-to-mid 80’s for afternoon highs. High pressure will be in general control of the weather on Tuesday providing us with plenty of sunshine and comfortably warm conditions. An upper-level low then swings towards the Great Lakes and it’ll keep the weather pattern quite unsettled around here for the mid and late week time periods. Showers and thunderstorms are likely to return to the area later Wednesday and Wednesday night and some of that rain can be heavy at times.
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High pressure pushed into the Mid-Atlantic region on Thursday, and it’ll stay in control of the weather through Saturday as it edges slowly eastward towards the east coast. The air mass associated with this system is very comfortable for the end of May featuring pleasant temperatures and low humidity values. The pattern becomes more unsettled for the second half of the weekend as an upper-level trough will slide in this direction from the west. As a result, clouds should be on the increase on Sunday and there is a chance for some shower activity from Sunday afternoon into Sunday night.
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A spurt of tornadoes since late April has put levels well above normal as we reach the end of May and the overall active weather pattern of recent weeks looks like it’ll continue into the month of June. One of the key ingredients to this on-going active weather pattern has been the steady influx of colder-than-normal air masses from Canada into the US at the same time increasingly warm and humid air has been flowing northward from the Gulf of Mexico. The main area of concern for severe weather and tornadoes over the next few days will be across the Plains states all the way from Texas (today/tonight/tomorrow) to the Dakotas/Minnesota (on Sunday).
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High pressure has edged into the Mid-Atlantic region and it arrives with a spectacular air mass for late May featuring very comfortable temperatures and humidity levels. There will be plenty of sunshine today to go along with the pleasant temperatures and low humidity and it stays nice on Friday as well. The weekend looks like it will start off well with plenty of sunshine expected on Saturday to go along with comfortably warm temperatures. The second half of the weekend is likely to feature increasing clouds as a disturbance heads this way from the Midwest and there is the chance of showers late in the day or on Sunday night.
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Low pressure will push towards the region later today and the chance of showers and thunderstorms will be on the increase this afternoon and that threat will continue through much of tonight…any thunderstorm can be on the strong side. High pressure arrives on Thursday with plenty of sunshine and lowering humidity, but an isolated shower cannot be ruled out. Temperatures will be quite comfortable for the next few days with the middle 70’s for highs this afternoon and the lower 70’s on Thursday and Friday. A warming trend takes place this weekend and high temperatures by Sunday and Monday will be back to near the 80 degree mark.
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After a volatile end to the holiday weekend, the weather today will be quieter with plenty of sunshine, lower humidity, and comfortably warm conditions as high pressure takes control. The next low pressure system to impact the region comes at mid-week raising the chance of showers and thunderstorms from Wednesday afternoon into early Thursday. High pressure returns for the late week and it’ll be associated with a cooler-than-normal air mass for the end of May on Thursday and Friday.
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A cold front grudgingly slid through the region yesterday and will stall just to our south by the early part of the weekend. Additional disturbances will ride along this stalled-out frontal boundary zone through the weekend bringing us the chance of showers and thunderstorms from time-to-time; however, there should be plenty of rain-free time as well so not at all a total washout. An unsettled weather pattern early next week with a deepening upper-level trough of low pressure will bring us a good chance of showers and thunderstorms on Monday, Memorial Day…some of the rain can be heavy, some of the storms can be strong-to-severe.
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