Good morning! Who was up between midnight and 2am for the awesome light show? Constant lightning from a train of rain and t-storms entertained my son and I, which was the appetizer for today’s event. While not everyone will get hit, just wanted to highlight the severe weather headed to our tri-state area today. To start, we have ourselves a Triple H (Hazy, Hot and Humid) type day to ignite the atmosphere for early afternoon and evening thunderstorms, some severe. Skies will be partly sunny with temps climbing into the mid80s to low 90s, upper 70s in NNJ (normal high/low: 76°F/60°F, record high on this date in NYC: 95°F in 1895, yes 1895, record low 45°F 1929).
Key Impact: Besides the usual heavy downpours, thunder and lightning, these storms will contain potentially strong to damaging winds, possible hail and I can’t rule out an isolated tornado (Watches may be issued in spots).
Timing: Traveling from the NW to the SE, the latest short term models have the first line moving into NWNJ and Hudson Valley between 1-2pm, followed by the rest of NJ, NYC and LI through 4pm. A second line is tracking a bit north between 7-9pm but could still pack a punch.
A Look Ahead: Things Come In 3s
If you like warm, humid and upper 80s, you got it for Thursday, Friday and Saturday. All 3 contain partly sunny skies but with the risk of possible showers and isolated t-storms.
If you like classic late spring-like days with refreshing low humidity and bright sunny days with temps in the upper 70s, you got it for Sunday, Monday and Tuesday.
The next chance for wet weather will be in middle of next week when we may we the remanents of Tropical Storm Cristobal (our 3rd named storm of the season) swipe the area. It’s currently located in the southern Gulf of Mexico and is forecasted to travel north the end of this week towards the TX / LA coast. Details on a separate post but given my early “crystal ball” call for an early start to the upcoming activity Hurricane season, there’s more to come this June (Caribbean next).
That’s it for now. Please stay tuned to my Twitter page today for storm timing and updates (turn on your notifications if not yet). If you don’t have Twitter, you can see my Tweets here on my website any time, along with current radar, satellite and other meteorological morsels! Be safe and remember, especially in the late Spring, weather never sleeps!