Warmth and humidity could trigger some thunderstorms Wednesday and Thursday
We hope everyone enjoyed their Memorial Day weekend! Our weather transitioned from average temperatures and dry weather to warmth and humidity as a ridge built in. This weather is expected to persist for most of the rest of the week. However, a few shortwaves of energy may ride over the top of the ridge, which may drag a weak cold front near the area on Thursday. Considering the warm and humid airmass that is already in place, those triggers could be just enough to lead to some thunderstorms on Wednesday and Thursday, but particularly on Thursday.
In the meantime, the core of the ridge is on top of the area, with no ripples of energy to be found. This has led to mostly sunny skies, and warmth and humidity to spread into the region from the Gulf of Mexico. However, the core of the ridge can also lead to the seabreeze circulation cranking, which has kept coastal areas in the 70s. Inland areas are well into the 80s with even some 90-degree readings in some locations. Newark, NJ has hit a high of 91 degrees.
The area being in the core of the ridge and the seabreeze being able to eventually penetrate quite far inland should lead to enough sinking motion and stability to mitigate any thunderstorm threat this evening. It should be a nice late afternoon and evening, though some persistent breezy weather will continue.
The big ridge will move a bit to the east tomorrow, which may give the atmosphere a bit more room to trigger some thunderstorms.