WeatherFanatics: Northeast to Escape Summerlike Heat This Week

Sunday, May 18, 2014

Northeast to Escape Summerlike Heat This Week

By Kristina Pydynowski, Senior Meteorologist

May 18,2014; 9:05PM,EDT

The Northeast will not have an early taste of summer this week, leading up to Memorial Day, with heat and humidity being held at bay.
Air conditioners and fans will get a break through the week as the weather pattern shaping up will help suppress summertime heat and humidity from the Northeast.
The one exception will be at midweek when warmer and more humid air will briefly surge into the mid-Atlantic, setting the stage for locally heavy thunderstorms to rumble.
Fresh, cool air will quickly sweep away the steamy air, causing the week to end similarly to how it started.

Through Monday, near- to below-normal temperatures, with highs in the 60s and lower 70s, will be common.
Where skies clear and winds are calm, the air will also be cold enough for patchy frost and/or subfreezing temperatures in the normally colder locations around the Appalachians on Sunday night.

In addition to spring jackets, some may want to keep an umbrella handy with daily occurrences of showers through at least Monday. Additional showers will dot New England on Tuesday as thunderstorms reach the eastern Great Lakes.
Aside from occurring more numerous across Maine, the showers will generally be brief, spotty and only pose minor inconveniences to those with outdoor plans. The showers will mainly be confined to the midday and afternoon hours.
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The good news is that without a tropical connection the showers are not expected to unleash heavy rain and worsen flooding along already swollen streams and rivers.
The greater disruptions to outdoor activities, including possible delays at baseball games, may happen at midweek as the warmer and more humid air surges into the mid-Atlantic and a storm system triggers steadier rain and locally heavy thunderstorms.

As that system tracks to Atlantic Canada, more showers will keep the Northeast damp later in the week and into at least the start of the Memorial Day holiday weekend as fresh cool air pours in.
While temperatures may then trend upwards for Memorial Day, the unofficial start to summer is likely not to start on a hot and humid note.

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