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John Homenuk

Forecast: Another stretch of awesome weather

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There hasn’t been much to complain about lately, at least when it comes to the weather. In the last week, we have been fortunate enough to settle into a very pleasant pattern. Last week itself featured 5 straight pleasant days featuring low humidity and plenty of sun. After a brief return to humidity and a cold front with showers on Saturday into Sunday, the comfortable weather has returned again. In fact, this airmass is a bit more chilly — if you haven’t already noticed this morning. Temperatures fell into the 30’s in the interior this morning, and the upper 40’s even in the urban areas. The low of 47 was the coldest so far this season in New York City.

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John Homenuk

Pleasant weather, wet weekend, foliage update

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The weather over the past several days has been astonishingly pleasant – with highs in the low to mid 70’s, abundant sunshine and low humidity. A Canadian high pressure, which settled into the area earlier this week, has modified a bit — but continues to provide benign weather and comfortable air. The low humidity and near-average highs for this time of the year are comfortable by nature. The deep blue skies will continue for another day on Thursday, with highs expected to reach into the middle to upper 70’s. A few clouds could sneak in on Friday, but the idea of calm weather and comfortable air will continue. Thursday Night will still be a bit brisk, with lows falling into the 50’s.

 

Surface analysis and observations from the morning of September 19th, 2013 in the Northeast US, showing a high pressure in control but beginning to weaken.

Surface analysis and observations from the morning of September 19th, 2013 in the Northeast US, showing a high pressure in control but beginning to weaken.

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John Homenuk

Forecast: Pleasant work week ahead

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Although it may still technically be summer on the calendar, meteorological seasons seem to be the better indicator of sensible weather so far this week — especially this morning as low temperatures fell into the 40’s and 50’s with some upper 30’s in the northwest suburbs. The cool temperatures are occurring as a result of a cold front, which passed through last night and ushered in a cool (but progressive) airmass from Canada. These airmasses typically become increasingly common as the autumn goes on, but don’t stick around for too long early in the season. This year will be no different, as the week will feature pleasant weather but moderating temperatures.
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John Homenuk

PM Update: Chilly evening on the way

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Pleasant weather had gripped the area over the last few days, until clouds moved in early this morning and showers affected the area until about noon. The dreary and rainy conditions of this morning weren’t a result of a weak or irrelevant disturbance, however. Instead, they were associated with a reinforcing shot of cold air which comes just 5 days after high temperatures reached the upper 90’s in many locations. Temperatures at the 850mb level of the atmosphere can often be a good indication as to where the weather pattern is situated temperature and sensible-weather wise, and this time around is no different. Comparing 850mb temperatures to 5 days ago yields an eye opening change: 850mb temperatures reached 22 C last Wednesday, and will fall to near 2 C overnight tonight.

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