Happy Labor Day! We hope you have been enjoying the last holiday weekend of the summer. We saw a break from the heat and oppressive humidity over the last few days, but heat will return again early this week as another strong ridge builds over much of the Eastern US. Although the heat and humidity won’t be quite as oppressive, it will still be uncomfortable. For more details, read on!
Happy Labor Day, friends! We hope you are able to enjoy it with family and friends. As expected for quite some time, the tropical Atlantic has emerged out of its slumber as we move into the early part of September. Long range forecast models and the synoptic pattern progression in the atmosphere did a great job of signaling this potential. Earlier this morning, Tropical Storm Gordon formed over the upper Florida Keys. Gordon is expected to move northwestward into the Gulf of Mexico in the coming days.
Meanwhile, Tropical Storm Florence continues on its slow and steady trek into the Atlantic Ocean. The initial suggestion that Florence would track harmlessly out to sea is, well, no longer the only suggestion. The storm system is set to encounter a very complicated path as it moves into the Atlantic – and it may find itself precariously close to the Eastern United States in a weeks time. Read more
Cloudy, drizzly, and cool weather has taken over today throughout the Mid Atlantic and Northeast states, with the exception of far northern New England. The cooler weather comes as a welcomed break from oppressive heat and humidity, which to this point has become a steady feature in the areas weather during the second half of August. With meteorological Autumn set to begin on Saturday, many are turning their attention to the potential for cooler, more crisp airmasses. They will have to wait, as heat will return once again next week.
To back up for a moment, the weather for the remainder of today looks cloudy, wet, and cool. Temperatures will actually run below average for the first time several days, thanks mostly to showers and clouds. As a disturbance continues to shift by, models suggest sporadic periods of rainfall are possible into Saturday morning.
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Meteorological Autumn is set to begin in just a few short days on September 1st. As we wrap up meteorological summer here in NYC, it is hard not to consider feeling like we have sweat through our shirts every day since June. The crazy thing is – such a thought wouldn’t really be an exaggeration. This has been one of the most humid summers on record in the NYC Metro Area, and throughout the Mid Atlantic and Northeast states for that matter.
The numbers are staggering. Kennedy International Airport (JFK), for example, has spent nearly 1000 (one thousand) hours with a dew point over 70 F this year. LaGuardia Airport (LGA) checks in at around 550 hours. Central Park (NYC) clocks in well over 650 hours. The same goes for Newark (EWR) with well over 600 hours of dew point temperatures over 70 F. All of these numbers are roughly double the average over the past 30-40 years.