Today was an active weather day for the NYC area, particularly over New Jersey and upstate. A funnel cloud was spotted up in the Albany area, and a few severe thunderstorms exhibiting strong rotation (the strongest thunderstorms-supercells-often feature a single internal circulation called a mesocyclone) formed ahead of a cold front that’s still slowly pushing its way over western New Jersey. Some of these storms produced large hail over interior parts of the NYC metro area.
Friday there will continue to be a risk for thunderstorms during the afternoon hours, otherwise it should be a mostly cloudy day with his right around 70.
In Oberlin, tomorrow should see skies gradually clearing with his in the mid-upper 60s.
Sunday and Monday are still on track to be the best days of the Memorial Day weekend with temperatures in the upper 70s Sunday and low 80s Monday.
Camelopardalis Meteor Shower Visibility
Now about that meteor shower, will you be able to see it in NYC? Sadly, the answer is probably not, due to a forecast that calls for mostly cloudy skies. With cloudy conditions, light pollution is amplified as the light cast off from the city gets reflected back down even more. It will be a different story for Oberlin, though, where skies are forecast to clear due to the influence of building high pressure well before the anticipated peak of the meteor showers.
