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