A COUPLE OF WAVES OF SHOWERS BY EARLY THIS AFTERNOON AND THEN AGAIN LATE TONIGHT WILL BE FOLLOWED BY A DRIER SATURDAY, AND A RAINSTORM ON SUNDAY… EARLY NEXT WEEK HIGH PRESSURE DOMINATES GIVING US POSSIBLY TWO FULL DAYS OF PARTLY/MOSTLY SUNNY CONDITIONS BEFORE MORE SHOWERS LOOK TO MOVE IN BY MID-WEEK… (7:10am Fri)
TODAY’S DATE: Friday, May 3, 2019
CELESTIAL:
–OUR STAR ROSE AT: 5:43am this morning
–OUR STAR WILL SET AT: 7:51pm this evening
–OUR MOON WILL SET AT: 6:33pm this evening
–OUR MOON WILL RISE AT: 5:54am tomorrow morning
–MOON PHASE: Waning Crescent
TERRESTRIAL:
HIGH AIR TEMPS: Most of us should see highs in the low/mid 50s, with some upper 50s possible in the lower valley down into northern CT
LOW AIR TEMPS: Lows should drop into the upper 40s region-wide
SKIES: Overcast and dry at times with scattered showers possible, best chance being by early afternoon and again late tonight with lulls in between
WINDS: Light south wind
NWS ALERTS: None
Good morning everybody, today our gray May rolls on with a couple of rounds of more organized shower areas expected to track through the region before we get a bit of a break tomorrow.
OUR WEATHER STORY
For today, clouds continue to dominate our skies, although departing high pressure will help produce enough sinking air (i.e. subsidence) to keep us dry this morning.
That is expected to change as at least some scattered showers work through during the late morning to mid afternoon period from west to east, and some may be on the heavier side if that cluster really develops.
Thereafter we should see less in the way of shower activity until late tonight, when another shortwave moves through with a cluster of moderate/heavy showers overnight into very early Saturday.
We can’t rule out a thunderstorm at any point this afternoon or overnight tonight.
Saturday is expected to be warmer with highs well into the 60s, which should be aided by at least a few sunny breaks or sunny periods. Still, clouds will likely be more prevalent than sunshine. Highs will be in the mid to upper 60s.
For Saturday night, low pressure will be tracking northeast to the MId-Atlantic coastline, and then passing south of New England, bringing what looks like a soaking rainstorm for late Saturday night and through Sunday.
Lows Saturday night will be in the 40s and highs on Sunday will be in the 50s, with Sunday night lows in the low 40s as we start to dry out and the storm departs east.
For now, Monday and Tuesday look amazing with partly to mostly sunny skies and highs in the 60s.
Let’s all visualize this together!
More rain possible by middle of next week, but come on Monday and Tuesday!
Have a great day!