Weekly Briefing: Pleasant weather until midweek

Pleasant and calm weather will continue until at least midweek in NYC and surrounding areas. High pressure has built in and established itself in New England. It will continue to funnel seasonably cool, lower humidity air into the region through Tuesday. Forecast model guidance shows nearly zero chance of rain through that time.

The weather pattern will turn active once again as we move past midweek. A few storm systems will emerge from the Central United States, moving toward the area by Wednesday. The chance for showers and storms will increase by that time. A generally “cool” and active pattern should then persist thereafter.

One interesting thing to note in the medium range forecast is the absence of any heat signal on weather models. Confidence is very high that we’ve made it through the worst of the heat and humidity for this year.

Here are the latest highlights as we move into the new work week:

• Dry, calm and cool over the next few days. Low humidity, too, which continues to feel great.
• The weather turns unsettled again by midweek, but we aren’t seeing signals for anything anomalous at this point. Fairly typical chances for showers and storms.
• This active and generally cooler pattern will continue. There are no signals for big heat or big storms on the horizon.
• Tropical Storm Dorian continues tracking very slowly northwestward in the Atlantic. The system will approach Puerto Rico by midweek, and is then forecast to weak to a Tropical Depression. Impacts to the US Mainland appear unlikely at this time.
• We’ll be continuing to upgrade our website through this evening. Expect some downtime – just shoot us a DM on Twitter or an email if you need anything.
• You’ve probably read about folks who were struck by lightning this weekend on a PGA golf course. This is yet another reminder of how important it is to head indoors any time a thunderstorm is near you – and to never take shelter under a tree.

Enjoy the rest of your Sunday evening!