Active weather pattern to continue this week

The active weather pattern is expected to continue in the Northeast this week. Temperatures will fluctuate quite a bit, and a few rounds of showers are likely. Here’s the breakdown over the next few days

Monday through Wednesday

The week will start off quiet enough, but temperatures will remain quite cool. Highs are expected to reach only into the middle to upper 40’s on Monday, as a cooler airmass temporarily swings by. Clouds will increase later in the day.

Showers are expected by Monday evening and could continue into Tuesday as a disturbance passes by. Moisture isn’t overly impressive, but there will be enough lift in the atmosphere for showery conditions. We aren’t expecting any areas of heavy rainfall. Temperatures on Tuesday will be noticeably warmer, in the middle to upper 50’s.

The nicest day of the week by far looks to be Wednesday. Temperatures will reach into the mid 50’s with lots of sunshine anticipated behind the aforementioned disturbance.

Thursday through Sunday

The weather pattern will take an unsettled turn again later in the week. A storm system ejecting into the Plains states will send moisture surging northward, with a disturbance reaching the Ohio Valley. Expect periods of showers as soon as late Wednesday evening.

Some periods of heavy rain are possible on Thursday as the low pressure center passes near our area. Showery conditions will likely persist well into Friday as the main surface low then moves into the Great Lakes.

Temperatures will trend much warmer by Friday, with highs possibly reaching into the 70’s. Showers and clouds are likely to be around, but it will certainly feel like Spring.

The system clears out of the area by Saturday with cooler temperatures returning again. The roller coaster of temperatures is fairly common for Spring, but will be accentuated by a few storm systems this week.

We’ll have further updates on the pattern as it evolves over the next few days.