Summer Building In...
What a day...nearly perfect in my mind and the pattern is taking a turn toward a Summer set-up! Today was actually the most comfortable air we will experience for several straight days. Dewpoints today in the wake of last night's coldfront dropped back into the 50s but this is only temporary as the muggy air will be building back tomorrow afternoon.
High pressure is settling over the Northeast right now and will then travel offshore and strengthen under a mid-level ridge. This will establish a Bermuda High type pattern...typical of Summer. This will send a flow of very warm and humid air into New England for days and days...through the holiday weekend! During this stretch, we will have partly to mostly sunny skies...cirrus clouds will filter the sun at times but generally pretty sunny. I still believe that low clouds and fog will play games with the Cape and Islands until we get more of a westerly component which likely won't happen until Monday. Highs during this stretch certainly will be 80 or better...in fact mid-level temps could support temps near 90 for the entire weekend but the SSW wind direction should prevent attaining maximum potential. There is still some uncertainty with Monday, whether a coldfront will slip down from the north or not...I will play it safe and keep a chance for an afternoon t-storm in there but preceding that front we should see more of a westerly component and therefore temps could get as high as 90!
Looks like we are turning a corner!
