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This pattern is a classic summer one. Ridge of high pressure centered from the eastern Plains to the Ohio Valley, slides a bit east at times, retrogrades a bit west other times. Center of heat stays pretty much where it has been. What does this pattern do to the Northeast? Pretty much what we have seen this week. Predominately dry and warm, brief episodes of heat when the ridge expands to the east, periodic cooling when the ridge slides back to the west and allows a trough in eastern Canada to send a spoke of energy and cooler air across the Upper Great Lakes and Northeast. And I’m not seeing any major changes in this pattern for the next 10 days. There have been some computer model runs that have shifted the ridge further east and brought more serious heat in here sometime in the next couple weeks, but this may be overdone. However, the possibility should not be completely discounted, as the heat will never really be that far away.<\/p>\n
In the mean time, let’s look out about 1 week for the Boston area…<\/p>\n
TONIGHT: Partly cloudy. Areas of valley, swamp, and bog fog after 2AM, dissipating at dawn. Mild and moderately humid. Low from the middle 60s inland to lower 70s Boston. Wind W under 10 MPH.<\/p>\n
WEDNESDAY: Variably cloudy. Scattered showers and thunderstorms any time from late morning through early evening. Any thunderstorms may produce brief heavy downpours and small hail. Warm and moderately humid. High 82 to 87. Wind NW 5 to 15 MPH. Briefly strong and gusty winds are possible near any storms.<\/p>\n
WEDNESDAY NIGHT: Partly cloudy with isolated showers early, then clearing. Cooler and drier. Low 60 to 65. Wind N 10 to 15 MPH, diminishing to under 10 mph.<\/p>\n
THURSDAY: Sunny in the morning. Partly cloudy in the afternoon. High 74 to 79 coast, 79 to 84 inland. Wind N 5 to 15 MPH shifting to E.<\/p>\n
THURSDAY NIGHT: Mostly clear. Patchy ground fog over wetland locations. Low 55 to 60. Wind light variable.<\/p>\n
FRIDAY: Mostly sunny. Dry and warmer. High 80 to 85. Wind S up to 10 mph.<\/p>\n
SATURDAY: Mostly sunny. Low 64. High 87.<\/p>\n
SUNDAY: Mostly sunny. Low 67. High 89.<\/p>\n
MONDAY: Mostly sunny. Low 68. High 90.<\/p>\n
TUESDAY: Partly sunny. Scattered showers and thunderstorms. Low 71. High 86.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
10:57PM This pattern is a classic summer one. Ridge of high pressure centered from the eastern Plains to the Ohio Valley, slides a bit east at times, retrogrades a bit west other times. Center of heat stays pretty much where it has been. What does this pattern do to the Northeast? Pretty much what we … Continue reading Classic Summer Pattern<\/span>