Two part update today – first to address NYC weather, and then to discuss the outlook for next week down in Brazil during the opening week of the FIFA World Cup.

Friday – the work week closes out with the wettest day so far with a warm front passing through tonight, and then a cold front following shortly thereafter tomorrow. This will translate to mostly cloudy skies, with a round of rain tonight, followed by a period of scattered rain showers and thunderstorms, and then ending with another round of heavier rain and thunderstorms Friday night. Temperatures will be much warmer than today after the passage of the warm front with highs in the low 80s.

Luckily for us, the cold front passes through quickly Friday and leads to a splendid stretch of weather beginning with a sunny, mild and pleasant Saturday and Sunday. High temperatures will be in the low 80s both days under clear skies. This is due to an area of high pressure building in from the west behind the cold front.

Warm Spell Next Week

This same high pressure area will track to the southeast during the weekend. By mid-week next week, the high pressure center will be offshore of the Southeastern US, and link up with the Bermuda High. As you may know, Bermuda Highs typically cause hot, humid weather in our region, and this will be no exception. Temperatures will steadily increase each day Monday, Tuesday, and Wednesday, such that by Wednesday, we’ll be looking at highs in the mid-upper 80s. This area of high pressure will also block any precipitation from impacting us until at least next Thursday into Friday when a low pressure system with a trailing cold front is forecast to pass through the Great Lakes.

World Cup Weather

The World Cup is upon us!!! With opening kickoff just a few minutes away, I thought it’d be useful to talk about weather down in the host country, Brazil. As you know, it’s currently autumn in the Southern Hemisphere, but you wouldn’t be able to tell based on the forecast high temperatures for most of the Brazilian cities with games going on next week. High temperatures will range from the upper 70s-upper 80s depending on where you are.

The highest temperatures will be in Manaus, which not surprisingly sits in the Amazon basin. That’s also the city where you can expect the highest likelihood of rain and thunderstorms. Most of the coastal Brazilian cities that are hosting games will have pleasant conditions and high temperatures in the low 80s this week. Fair weather should be the story as high pressure will tend to dominate this week.

For your reference, here’s a map with dates of games being held in each host city. I’ll be keeping an eye on the weather and posting any relevant updates as they come up.