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DAYS 1-5 (MAY 2-6)
A ridge of high pressure along the East Coast brings that well-advertised summer preview for the next few days, but today will be the only day without any threat of unsettled weather as a cold front approaching later Thursday may trigger a few showers and thunderstorms, with this chance to increase even more Friday as the front moves into the region. However this front will be slow to push through and will take until early Saturday to do so, and then it will probably hang up near or just south of the South Coast, with no complete clearing right through the coming weekend. So far not expecting much of any rainfall, however, though we must always watch this set-up for sneaky rain. Forecast details…
TODAY: Sunny. Highs 68-75 South Coast, 76-83 just inland from South Coast, 84-92 elsewhere. Wind W 5-15 MPH.
TONIGHT: Mostly clear. Patchy fog interior low-lying areas. Lows 48-55 interior low-lying areas, 56-62 elsewhere. Wind WSW under 10 MPH.
THURSDAY: Partly cloudy. Isolated to scattered late afternoon and evening showers and thunderstorms possible. Slightly more humid. Highs 65-73 South Coast, 73-78 just inland from South Coast, 78-85 elsewhere except 85-92 interior valleys.
THURSDAY NIGHT: Partly cloudy. Patchy fog. Humid. Lows 53-58 interior low-lying areas, 58-64 elsewhere. Wind SW up to 10 MPH.
FRIDAY: Mostly cloudy. Occasional showers and a chance of thunderstorms. Humid. Highs 65-72 South Coast, 72-78 elsewhere. Wind SW 5-15 MPH, higher gusts.
SATURDAY: Mostly cloudy. Risk of a shower South Coast. Lows from the middle to upper 50s. Highs from the upper 60s to middle 70s.
SUNDAY: Mostly cloudy to partly sunny. Lows from the lower to middle 50s. Highs from the middle 60s to lower 70s.
DAYS 6-10 (MAY 7-11)
A front hanging in the region early in the period (May 7-8) will bring the chance for some additional unsettled weather to the region. After that, high pressure should take over with fair weather in the May 9-11 time frame. Temperatures near to slightly above normal.
DAYS 11-15 (MAY 12-16)
A cold front should bring some unsettled weather early in the period followed by a cool-down. There are some hits of the evolution of an omega block trying to get established toward the end of the period in which an upper level low may be situation somewhere near the East Coast. This may increase the risk of unsettled weather in the region.