Quiet Northeast West Coast & Gulf Remain Active
Good morning everyone. We continue to watch low pressure fizzle out, redevelop, and meander in the Southeast today; bringing with it, another round of heavy thunderstorms for the Florida Keys, and some heavy rain & thunder for South Florida.
Low pressure will eventually organize better off of the coast, bringing stiff winds to the Southeast, enhanced tides, high surf, and some minor coastal flooding. In fact, coastal flood advisories have been posted for parts of the mid-Atlantic and south Jersey shore for the consistent ENE fetch piling up the water. Boating remains a non-starter with gale warnings posted as well, and Bermuda will take a fairly good hit as low pressure strengthens & nears the island.
We’re not done yet for the Gulf Coast and Southeast as system after system continues to bring incredible amounts of rain and snow to the West Coast & Southwest, especially California, Nevada, Utah, and Arizona. As active as last year was, we could break records seen last year in regards to snow depth. You’ll see no complaints on this end, as these areas are in desperate need to make up 15-20 year deficits. At least now we’re getting a taste of the 80’s and early 90’s in terms of rain & snow, and things are not looking so dire as they were.
That brings us to the Northeast, which will remain fairly quiet throughout this period. The majority of our West Coast systems will take the southern route, giving the Gulf Coast and Southeast more flooding rain and thunderstorms; while keeping the Northeast seasonably cool and mostly dry. We do have a brief mild hit for the weekend, which I’ll go into below in the local forecast.
Here it is –
SATELLITE
Look for full sunshine today with seasonably chilly conditions in the mid 40’s. Lows drop into the upper 20’s to near 30, and this seems to be the theme all week. Sunshine remains with us all the way through Thursday, then we introduce more clouds Friday through Sunday with milder air.
WEATHER RADAR
We’ll have highs near 40 tomorrow as temps dip a little bit, then we rebound into the mid 40’s Wednesday. Thursday we go a touch milder with mid to upper 40’s, then near 50/low 50’s Friday. Saturday & Sunday look like gems temp-wise, but we’ll have the mix of sun and clouds to deal with. Highs Saturday in the low to mid 50’s, then mid to upper 50’s Sunday.
The next chance of any true, sustained cold air, looks to be some time around mid-month.
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