Category: Forecasts
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A strong thunderstorm and a weekend heat wave
Noon Update: A heat wave is forecast for today through Tuesday for most of Connecticut. Isolated thunderstorms today*, falling humidity tonight with a sunny and hot weekend to follow. Humidity builds again Sunday night with a warm front passage. Hot and humid Monday then a cold front passage Monday night…
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Heat and Humidity rollercoaster.
Discussion: Southerly flow around a departing high brings the heat and humidity back up beginning tomorrow night. A weak cold front approaches late on Friday with some showers and thunderstorms developing out ahead of it. Some of those storms could be strong, although it does appear that the best shortwave energy…
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Warm dry midweek with late week storms
Discussion: High pressure will continue to build in today ushering in a much less humid airmass from now through the middle of the week. With a 500mb ridge anchored over the central USA, we’ll have to keep an eye on shortwave energy moving around its periphery into New England the first of which approaches on…
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Humidity to stick around a bit longer
Discussion: A near-stationary cold front will gradually slip through the area today. The humidity will last into tomorrow though when another cold front will approach during the evening hours. Scattered late day and evening thunderstorms will develop. Behind the front, cooler and less humid air will return for Tuesday through…
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Substantial Humidity with Some Relief Soon
Discussion: An exceptionally humid airmass will remain in place through tonight with oppressive dew points and very warm temperatures. Relief will come gradually this weekend as a cold front currently moving into western New York state approaches the area tonight and passes through tomorrow. High pressure builds for Sunday and Monday, then another frontal system approaches during…
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Humidity gives way to Dry weekend
Discussion: An approaching warm front draws in a low level southerly onshore flow over night. Clouds increase with light rain or drizzle developing tonight. Considerable cloudiness with scattered showers and thunderstorms tomorrow. A cold front comes through on Friday and helps push the humidity out for the weekend. Another frontal system approaches late Monday.
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Humidity relief ahead for the weekend
Discussion: Southwest flow develops on the back side of an offshore high pressure circulation bringing in more humid air for the rest of the week. As the upper level ridge moves to our east, the focus shifts to a broad trough axis anchored in Canada shifting to the eastern half of the…
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Heat and Humidity is creeping up
High pressure remains in control most of this week. Its center moves offshore today drawing in a southwesterly flow and the return of warm humid weather. Showers and thunderstorms are expected to develop along a pre frontal trough and associated H5 shortwave Thursday. They should be isolated in coverage and focused inland. A…
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Sunshine, heat, and humidity returns for Mid Week
High pressure, currently in control, begins to slip offshore Tuesday night. Behind it, a southwesterly flow will usher in a warmer and more humid airmass. A cold front approaches late this week stalling nearby before eventually passing through late on Friday. The warm humid airmass ahead of the front will eventually…
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Weekend Forecast Discussion
A stationary front boundary sitting south of the region keeps us cooler than we’ve been the past few days. Easterly winds continue to usher in a stable marine influenced boundary layer present through Sunday.
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