Beautiful weather to continue into early next week

High pressure building in from New England will provide comfortable weather conditions for the next several days. Most notably, lower dew points will settle in and keep the humidity low. Temperatures will average slightly below normal this weekend before creeping back up toward normal by Monday.

The high pressure system will do an admirable job of deflecting storm systems away from the region. A tropical disturbance emerging from the Caribbean will be shunted out to sea, while a few fronts will also be pushed northward into the Great Lakes. Most model guidance has zero precipitation in the NYC Metro area through Tuesday evening.

The stretch of calm weather couldn’t come at a better time. New York City has seen several days of strong to severe thunderstorms, high humidity and warm temperatures. In fact, dating back to July, the stretch of abnormal humidity and storminess has lasted almost four weeks.

The next chance for active weather, with precipitation and storm chances, will come during the middle of next week. For now, let’s soak this all in. Here are your highlights:

• Invest 98L is a tropical disturbance that is meandering in the Caribbean and has moved east of Florida. This system is expected to stay well out to sea next week.
• Low humidity and comfortable weather conditions will continue this weekend. This may be one of the best weather weekends of the year.
• Dew points will start to creep up again on Monday as winds turn more east/southeasterly. That brings air in off the ocean, which is…well, moist.
• The chance for showers and storms may return by the middle of next week, but timing and intensity is currently highly uncertain.
• The tropics are kicking up and it appears that the potential will exist for a few disturbances to get their act together. These are still more than a week away from even coming close to impacting the US Mainland, but something worth noting given how quiet the season has been to date.

Now get outside, open those windows and enjoy your weekend!