(6:10am Thurs) THE NEXT TWO DAYS WILL LIKELY BE THE HOTTEST WE SEE OVER THE NEXT 10 DAYS… GREAT BEACH DAY TODAY, IF YOU CAN SWING IT: HOT, HUMID AND SUNNY… SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS ARE POSSIBLE TOMORROW AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING… SHOWERS LAST INTO SATURDAY MORNING, BUT WE DRY OUT SATURDAY NIGHT INTO EARLY NEXT WEEK… RAIN NEXT WED LEADS TO A PATTERN CHANGE WITH LOW HUMIDITY! MUSHROOM SOUP BE GONE!!!!!
TODAY’S DATE: Thursday, August 16, 2018
TERRESTRIAL:
HIGH AIR TEMPS: Highs should rise into the low 80s in the Berkshires/Taconics/Litchfields, western hilltowns, SVT/SWNH, and N. Worcester County, while we reach the upper 80s for the Pioneer Valley floor down into northern CT and in S. Worcester County.
LOW AIR TEMPS: Lows should drop into the mid to upper 60s region-wide
DEWPOINT TEMPS: Dewpoints will be in the mid to upper 60s, humidity continues
SKIES: Mostly sunny after early morning fog
WINDS: Light west wind
NWS ALERTS: None
CELESTIAL:
–OUR STAR ROSE AT: 5:59am this morning
–OUR STAR WILL SET AT: 7:49pm this evening
–OUR MOON WILL SET AT: 11:09pm tonight
–OUR MOON WILL RISE AT: 12:57pm tomorrow morning
–MOON PHASE: Waxing Crescent
SUMMARY:
–A sunny, summery, hot and humid day is on the way, with a warm night
–Tomorrow will feature a warm front moving south to north through the region by early afternoon
–It will be very warm with highs in the mid 80s
–Dewpoints will increase into the low to mid 70s
–Instability will be increasing, and a the orientation of a low level jet streak will cause the air to twist in relation to the southerly humid flow
–Wind shear will increase late, and all of these facts should spark scattered strong to severe thunderstorms by afternoon into the evening, along with showers and downpours
–Some cells may be rotating in this scenario, and as such we will have to watch for the potential for a weak tornado
–Activity could also last through Friday night
–Showers linger into Saturday morning, but then some drier air will work its way in for Saturday night
–Highs wil be in the 70s from Saturday into early next week, with lows by Sunday night in the upper 50s!!
–Sunday night will be a PERFECT night to air out the house, and open up the windows and screen doors.
–Monday looks dry and sunny like Sunday, and Tuesday too!
–Wednesday features a fast-moving storm system that races west to east and brings more humidity and showers and storms
–This should be the system that clears us out and dries out for late next week as the pattern changes, finally!
–You can see the forecast dewpoints by the end of next week in the attached graphic. Yes those are 40s for dewpoints, super dry!!!
–Mushrooms be gone!
–No soup for us!!
–Come see me play bass on Tuesday at Transperformance at Look Park on the Pines Theatre, 4pm to 9:30pm!
Have a great day!