DAYS 1-5 (MAY 1-5)
We’ll witness the evolution of a blocking pattern over the first 5 days of May. For our weather, it means a fair amount of spring variety upcoming. Today, we start the month with a pleasant day – a sun/cloud mix, not much wind but a coastal sea breeze, and dry weather. Clouds increase tonight and a few showers and perhaps a thunderstorm can visit ahead of a warm front. This front will push through, making our Friday warmer and more humid, with a chance of an additional shower or thunderstorm late in the day. A cold front will get close but initially won’t make it through here Friday night and Saturday, so we stay on the warm side of it, but with the opportunity for additional showers. The front should then be helped through with stronger high pressure in eastern Canada as we get to Sunday, making that a much cooler and still unsettled day as the shower threat lingers. Low pressure evolves south of our area Sunday and Monday, and while Monday looks like a cool day too (at day 5), the question is do we dry out with high pressure to the north being stronger, or see more wet weather with a weaker high and the ability of low pressure to the south to be closer? That question will be answered over the next few days…
TODAY: Sun/cloud mix. Highs 67-74 except cooler in most coastal areas. Wind variable up to 10 MPH with coastal sea breezes.
TONIGHT: Becoming mostly cloudy. A few showers and a slight chance of a thunderstorm overnight. Lows 53-60. Wind SE to S up to 10 MPH.
FRIDAY: Mostly cloudy to partly sunny. A shower or thunderstorm possible first thing in the morning favoring eastern areas, and later in the day favoring western areas. Highs 72-79 except cooler along the South Coast. Wind SW 5-15 MPH.
FRIDAY NIGHT: Mostly cloudy. A shower possible early. Lows 55-62. Wind SW 5-15 MPH.
SATURDAY: Mostly cloudy. Scattered showers. Highs 68-75, cooler South Coast. Wind SW 5-15 MPH.
SATURDAY NIGHT: Mostly cloudy. A chance of showers. Lows 50-57. Wind variable 5-15 MPH.
SUNDAY: Mostly cloudy. A chance of showers. Highs 58-65. Wind N 5-15 MPH.
SUNDAY NIGHT / MONDAY: Cloudy. Chance of rain, favoring southern areas. Lows 48-55. Highs 55-62. Wind NE 5-15 MPH.
DAYS 6-10 (MAY 6-10)
Uncertainty remains, but what is likely is the blocking pattern continues. Leaning wetter early, then a drying trend, with temperatures near to below normal.
DAYS 11-15 (MAY 11-15)
Expecting a blocking pattern to be dominant heading into mid May. Day-to-day details can’t be determined this far in advance, but our overall trend looks cooler and still somewhat unsettled.