Slowly Warming Up As Winds Finally Ease Late Today Nice Friday
80 Degrees Saturday Nice Sunday
The unrelenting wind is finally going to start easing as we move through this Thursday. It seems that we have been in a wind machine for the last 4 months with short breaks. We have low pressure in Atlantic Canada that is finally moving away to the east and that should allow for more in the way of sunshine today, less in the way of wind especially later this afternoon and evening, and rising temperatures to the mid 50s to around 60 degrees. Other than some passing clouds there are no other weather issues to speak of today or tonight. Under clear skies and light winds tonight most lows will be in the mid 30s to lower 40s but some inland areas to the north in the Hudson Valley or northwest into Northeastern Pennsylvania could see some 20s in the coldest spots.
SATELLITE WITH LIGHTNING STRIKES
WEATHER RADAR
Friday and through the weekend we are going to be watching a long frontal boundary that is going to set up from the Great Lakes southwestward to Texas. Meanwhile off the East Coast we will have a building ridge of high pressure that will keep the frontal boundary at bay through at least Saturday which will allow for temperatures to warm up considerably.
The cold front to our northwest Saturday will push southward and there might be a shower or thunderstorm Saturday evening when the front passes, but this front does not look all that strong. The amount of time we will be at risk for rain this weekend is very small and 95 percent of the time it will be rain free, Ahead of this Friday we will see some sunshine and high clouds with highs reaching the 60s.
Saturday will be the warmest of the two weekend days. We will have sunshine for much of the day along with a west or west southwest wind. This means even the coastal areas will warm up and sea breezes will be confined mainly to the immediate coast. Highs Saturday could reach the upper 70s and lower 80s. Any showers and thunderstorms will come during the evening hours from west to east.
The cold front pushes southward Sunday and it will get far enough south to allow for dry air and high pressure to build southward from New England. It will be cooler Sunday but it should also be a partly to mostly sunny Easter Sunday. High temperatures will be in the mid 60s to lower 70s with a mostly northwest wind.
Longer range next week sees two cold fronts. The first will come Monday evening and Monday night with the risk for showers and thunderstorms. We will see onshore winds keeping highs mostly in the upper 50s and lower 60s Monday afternoon. Tuesday and Wednesday look to be dry and then another front with the risk for rain or showers at the end of next week.
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