It has been a long week of cool, wet, and dreary weather, but the end is in sight. A series of pesky waves of low pressure and storms have been impacting the region. The last of these, a persistent cutoff low that has spun off a few bands of moderate to heavy rain earlier today, will slowly weaken get absorbed into an incoming frontal boundary. This should result in a decent Mother’s Day.
Rest of today – cool, cloudy, with a high in the low-mid 50s. Another round of round of rain looks to impact the region around 7PM this evening.
Saturday – mostly cloudy, though there is a possibility of breaks in the clouds. Slight chance of some occasional showers, but nothing as heavy as today. High temperatures in the low-mid 60s.
Sunday (Mother’s Day) – starts off cloudy with a lingering chance for showers, but skies should clear fairly quickly later in the day, which should result in high temperatures in the mid-60s.
Monday – the first mostly sunny day we’ll have seen in over a week, with high temperatures in the mid-upper 60s.
The first half of this first full week of the summer felt very much like mid-summer, with hot, humid conditions and even some severe thunderstorms. The second half of this week, along with the weekend will feel a lot more like late spring, with Saturday afternoon into Sunday morning shaping up to be a washout.
Rest of today – pleasant, sunny skies, with a wind from the northwest, will yield comfortable high temperatures in the mid-80s.
Friday – an area of low pressure will be tracking eastward from the Midwest along a nearly stationary frontal boundary that will be positioned over southern New Jersey. The timing of this wave of low pressure will be overnight Thursday into Friday morning. Rain should end by noon Friday. With mostly cloudy skies, high temperatures will only top out in the mid-70s.
North American Model high resolution simulated radar image for Friday at 8AM EDT
Saturday – the respite from the rain will be short-lived. Saturday morning into the early afternoon should remain rain-free, though temperatures will again be suppressed in the low-mid 70s. Another, more potent area of low pressure will make its approach from the west during the day Saturday. The precipitation shield associated with this low should begin to fill in over the area beginning in the mid-afternoon hours. Periods of showers will continue falling, with moderate to heavy rain at times, throughout the remainder of the day and overnight Saturday.
North American Model high resolution simulated radar for Saturday at 2PM EDT
Sunday – rain begins to taper off on Sunday from south to north as the center of the low pressure responsible for this storm moves to our northeast. Rain should end in the early afternoon hours. Mostly cloudy skies are expected with temperatures in the mid-70s. Rain from last week has put a dent in drought conditions across New York state, but areas of Central upstate New York and eastern Long Island could still use this rain. The downside is that it will put a damper on many outdoor plans for the first full weekend of the summer, and the first weekend after school ends here.
Monday – conditions improve on Monday as the low pressure continues to pull away. High temperatures should remain in the mid-70s with cloud cover decreasingly steadily.
