Good evening! Today started off rather pleasant with clear skies, light winds, and rather moderate temperatures. However, as the broad area of high pressure that remained in control for the past few days began to gradually shift offshore and into the west Atlantic, a broad mid level trough began to edge into the Northeast this […]
Good Evening! Today was a rather beautiful day across the entire Northeast, as a elongated area of high pressure centered off the New England coast remains in control. Dry air in the mid levels of the atmosphere associated with subtle mid level height rises over the Mid Atlantic allowed for a mostly clear start to […]
Good Afternoon! Despite some heavy showers and thunderstorms that moved through the immediate New York metro area this morning, most of the area was able to clear out quite significantly this afternoon. With high humidity in place and full sunshine, we saw the development of numerous cumulus clouds, especially to the north and west of […]
Good Evening! After a relatively hot and humid day across the entire Northeast and Mid Atlantic regions, we have seen large-scale thunderstorm development courtesy of the mid level shortwave that we discussed back on Monday. This shortwave was located to the west of the area, and with CAPE values of around 2000-3000 j/kg^2, PWATS near […]