Tag Archive for 'Northeast'
June 21st, 2009 by Steven DiMartino
9:52 AM
June has seen some very impressive rainfall amounts with many locations well over an inch above normal. Even some locations double the amount of normal rainfall. While a continuous onslaught of showers and thunderstorms have impacted much of the Mid Atlantic, and specifically the New York City and Philadelphia metropolitan areas, other locations have [...]
June 21st, 2009 by Steven DiMartino
10:00 AM
The visible satellite picture this morning shows us that once again, yet another weekend has been spoiled by wet, soggy conditions. However, I do have some good news for this afternoon. Note that over the Hudson Valley and over eastern Pennsylvania that the clouds have started to break up and some clouds are lifting [...]
June 19th, 2009 by Steven DiMartino
6:37 AM
Clear to partly cloudy skies can be expected through the overnight hours as a low pressure system continues to exit the coast and weak high pressure builds in from the eastern Great Lakes. Another area of low pressure developing over the western Ohio Valley will move towards the Mid Atlantic on Saturday. There is [...]
June 18th, 2009 by Steven DiMartino
7:39 AM
A clash of air masses is unfolding right over the forecast area as the marine air mass that has been over the forecast area the past several days slowly is eroded from the region and off the coast. The latest surface map best describes the current situation. High pressure remains off the New England [...]
June 17th, 2009 by Steven DiMartino
7:27 AM
The pleasant weather conditions from yesterday are about to come to an end. So is my confidence in model guidance, by the way. However, before I get to that, let’s take a look at the precipitation that is charging towards the forecast area.
High pressure currently centered over eastern Connecticut and Rhode Island, will continue [...]
June 16th, 2009 by Steven DiMartino
7:58 AM
The rainy pattern that much of the forecast area has experienced this June is taking a short break, as high pressure positions itself over Maine this morning. The position of the high pressure system will still force a marine air mass in place over the region, which is supporting the low clouds this morning. [...]
June 16th, 2009 by Steven DiMartino
7:32 AM
This morning over the Tropical Atlantic, a strong upper low northeast of the Leeward Islands is producing strong southwesterly shear from the eastern Caribbean through the central tropical Atlantic. This shear is and will continue to inhibit any type of development for the next 48 hours.
However, wind shear has weakened considerably over the [...]
June 15th, 2009 by Steven DiMartino
7:18 AM
Another disturbance is dropping south through the Hudson Valley, Connecticut, and Long Island Sound this morning with a round of heavy rain this morning. This disturbance will continue to drop south and east and will exit the forecast area over the next 2 to 3 hours, impacting much of Connecticut and Long Island rush hour [...]
June 15th, 2009 by Steven DiMartino
6:48 AM
A disturbance is producing heavy rain over the Long Island Sound this morning and will continue to progress south and east through the morning hours with scattered showers off the New Jersey coast. After the disturbance passes, partly cloudy conditions can be expected through the late afternoon hours. Another disturbance will approach the coast [...]
June 14th, 2009 by Steven DiMartino
8:45 AM
Overcast to partly cloudy skies can be expected through the day and into the evening hours with a few isolated showers. A weak disturbance will pass through the region on Monday with partly cloudy to overcast skies and a few scattered afternoon showers. A stronger low pressure system will pass to the south of [...]