Tuesday, June 30, 2009

What a rough June

Mark

Hi everyone here’s what’s On My Radar today…although the month ended on a nice note there’s no doubt that this June was one of the gloomiest June’s we have seen in quite some time. 90° days…are you kidding me? Only once did the high temperature rise above 80° (June 7th 81°). The average high for the month was just over 3° cooler than average.

Although the skies were frequently gray and it SEEMED as though it rained a lot, we actually were only slightly (.14”) wetter than average. It was the day after day of drizzle and mist…scattered light rain showers back on the 21-24th with that stubborn ocean storm to our east. In fact, for the year we are actually in a rain deficit…nearly 2” below normal since January 1st.

So, what’s ahead you ask? Well for the next few days we will be influenced by low pressure swirling over the Great Lakes keeping temperatures below normal. In fact, the official temperature forecast from the Climate Prediction Center is calling for cooler than average temps through July 10th! Scroll down…..

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

TEMPERATURE FORECAST FOR JULY 6-10TH

While at the same time calling for near normal precipitation.

PRECIPITATION FORECAST JULY 6-10th

So it actually looks like a decent stretch of weather coming up later this week (Friday and on) through the weekend. No sizzling heat just high 70s to near 80° and mainly dry conditions. Personally I like this kind of weather…no air conditioners needed…noone suffering from heat related problems. Yes, I know the beaches are a little cool but there’s still time for 90-95° and stiffling humidity…it just looks like this year it WON’T be here for the Fourth of July holiday! Thanks for reading

Tuesday, June 23, 2009

This is getting ridiculous

Mark

Hi everyone…here’s what’s On My Radar today….so, we’ve had only 1 80° day in June and the average temperature for the month is running nearly 3.5° below average. I’m sure this doesn’t surprise you, the weather has been AWFUL. Vacationers are frustrated, chambers of commerce are angry and restaurant and shop owners in tourist communities…well I won’t tell you what they say to me when they get the chance.

A few weeks back I was given a t-shirt with the saying “Hate the weather” on the front while showing a person holding an umbrella in the rain. On the back it reads “Not the weatherman”. I’ve needed to wear that shirt nearly every day this week and 18 of the first 24 days this month! Yes, it’s getting ridiculous. There is an explanation for this stale weather pattern…it has to do with an unusually strong and active northern branch of the jet stream for late June along with a large area of high pressure sitting over the central Atlantic. This high pressure is normally positioned off to our south, the “Bermuda High” we talk so much about in the summer months. It has yet to settle into that position so the heat and humidity has remained off to our west so far this year.

All signs point to the storm losing it’s punch by Thursday afternoon allowing a little hazy sunshine to develop. Friday should get very warm with inland areas climbing into the middle 80s then we’ll see what the weekend brings. Looks like some late day clouds Saturday and perhaps a passing shower Sunday. Let’s hope July gets it’s act together faster than June and we can salvage the remainder of this Summer! Thanks for reading   Mark

Tuesday, June 16, 2009

We’re losing June

Mark

Hi everyone here’s what’s On My Radar today…and it’s likely what’s on yours as well. This cool, wet June weather has LOTS of people complaining…to me!! Although we aren’t THAT much above average in terms of rainfall this month we have had more than our share of damp days. We are, however, running significantly below average in terms of temperature this month. As of Tuesday the 16th the average temperature for this June is 2.75° cooler than normal!

Some of you may prefer this type of weather to the alternative…90° with high humidity. Personally I would like a nice blend…75-80° with moderate humidity would be nice. If you own a pool (I do not) your water is likely much cooler this year than in years past. The ocean waters are a bit below average as well. So if this weather pattern continues (and it looks like it will into at least early next week) it will be until the Fourth of July or later when the beaches and pools are comfortable enough to swim in!

There continues to be quite a bit of “blocking” in the atmosphere to our east and the west coast trough has been exceptionally active for this time of year…spinning one low after another into the Pacific Northwest and subsequently dropping these storms across the High Plains and into the Northeast. The weekend looks damp & cool with potentially a few hours of dry weather in the area on Saturday and periods of steady rain likely on Father’s Day as low pressure forms to our south. Temperatures will be cooler than average into early next week.

Summer officially starts this weekend…Sunday at 1:45AM but at this rate with we’ve lost most of our June to this cool, damp pattern. The bright side is that our lawns look GREAT!! What a year if you put in new grass…so that’s good I guess. But I’ll tell you this, even in a “normal” year I’m a wimp about the water temps at the beach. This year I’ll be lucky if I get my ankles wet by Labor Day!! Thanks for reading!! Mark

Friday, June 05, 2009

June Stumbles Out of the Gate

Mark

Hi everyone…here’s what’s On My Radar today...not a very inspiring day of weather was it? 50s and rainy not really what we expect for the first Friday in June. This storm system was unusual for this time of year…bringing a lot of energy and rainfall out of the southeast as low pressure passes to our south…more typical of a winter/spring situation.

Anyhow, the storm will pass over Cape Cod late tonight with drier air spilling in for the weekend. I think there will be a few clouds early across the area but sunshine will increase as the storm pulls out to the northeast. Temperatures will be seasonable this weekend (70s) but they will be cooler along the coast Saturday afternoon as the wind shifts into the south. Sunday’s wind direction will be more from the northwest/west.

The storm pattern becomes more active early next week with a round of showers early Monday morning and widespread showers/t-storms Tuesday and Wednesday. So enjoy the weekend…I’m looking forward to my daughter’s 7th birthday party…can you imagine if it rained on her “Big Day”?? I’d have been in BIG trouble Thanks for reading.