Hot, but mostly calm conditions remain in place across much of the Northeast today. Things may “spark up” a bit tomorrow afternoon with the development of strong to potentially severe thunderstorms.
Unfortunately, things haven’t changed much at all since our previous update. Conditions look to remain quite unsettled and dreary through Friday with periods of heavy rain likely. However, significant changes to our sensible weather may be in store for this weekend!
Today has been a cool and calm day across much of the Mid-Atlantic, but this break will be short-lived as another system is poised to bring heavy rains and strong winds to our area over the next 72 hours! High pressure will usher in another round of cold next week, with mainly calm conditions expected throughout the week.
Good evening! After beautiful second half of the day in the Northeast states on Monday, the atmosphere has already begun to become more unstable as southwesterly winds begin to usher in a warmer and more unstable airmass. Forecast models are in good agreement that on Tuesday, a shortwave disturbance traversing the Northeast states will interact with an unstable airmass and trigger the development of severe thunderstorms. These storms will have the potential to become severe, and given the wind shear in place the threat for strong winds could be widespread.
Below, we have detailed the threat in a Severe Weather Briefing, which includes our own forecast maps and ideas as well as expected risks, timing, and preparation steps. We remind you that official forecasts for severe thunderstorms come from the Storm Prediction Center. Check out our briefing below for the very latest information on the threat for severe weather on Tuesday.