Forecast models are beginning to come into better agreement on what looks to be a gradual warmup towards above average temperatures to start the new work week, followed by several days of heat with temperatures over 90 degrees in many locations. A large ridge in the mid levels of the atmosphere and high pressure at […]
It has certainly felt a bit cooler lately, especially after an early surge of heat in April and parts of May. You would think, given the past few weeks, that we might be below-average in the temperature department. . But despite a pattern which has featured several days of rain and clouds, the first (almost) […]
An upper level low continues to spin over the Northeast US as we reach the middle of the week, and although it is forecast to slowly erode and then drift eastward over the Northwest Atlantic, the system will continue to bring impacts to the area on both Wednesday and Thursday. Scattered showers and thunderstorms are […]
An incredibly rare astronomical event, known as the Transit of Venus, occurs later this afternoon as Venus passes over the evening sun (at least here on the East Coast of the United States). The event last occurred in 2004 and, get this, won’t occur again until 2114. This is, literally, the chance of a lifetime […]