Tuesday, September 1, 2015

Labor Day Weekend Will Be a Last Hurrah of Summer or a Preview of Fall, Depending Where You Live

Linda Lam
Published: September 1,2015



 
Will you be able to enjoy one last weekend of summer or will fall be taking over Labor Day weekend?
If you live in the Northeast or Midwest, it will definitely feel more like summer than September. This is due to a large area of high pressure that will be centered over the eastern half of the U.S. through this holiday weekend.
However, if you are in the Northwest or the northern Rockies you are in store for a fall preview as an upper-level trough will be moving through this weekend.
A few severe thunderstorms are also possible along a slow moving cold front in portions of the Plains and Midwest.
(MORE: Pattern Change to Start September)

Saturday


Saturday's Forecast














High pressure will dominate much of the East bringing warm and sunny conditions. If you are heading to the beaches from New England to the Mid-Atlantic one last time, dry and warm conditions are expected Saturday and through the holiday. However, a few thunderstorms are expected to develop in the Southeast and along the Gulf coast.
High temperatures up to 20 degrees above average will be found in the Midwest and interior Northeast.
A cold front stretching from southern Ontario into the northern Plains will enhance the risk of a few thunderstorms in the region, with an isolated severe thunderstorm not out of the question. Showers will also be found through much of the Northwest due to the influence of the upper-level trough. Meanwhile, snow is even possible in the higher elevations of Idaho, Montana and northwestern Wyoming on Saturday night.
Thunderstorms will also develop in parts of the Four Corners region and they may be enhanced from moisture courtesy of the remnants of Tropical Depression Fourteen-E. Meanwhile, further west across much of California and the coastal Northwest, sunshine and dry conditions should prevail.
High temperatures will range from the 50s to the 70s for much of the Northwest, which is 10 to 20 degrees below average for this time of year.
(FORECAST: New York | Atlanta | Minneapolis | Salt Lake City)

Sunday


Sunday's Forecast














The cold front in the central U.S. will move slowly eastward, bringing the chance for thunderstorms, a few of which may be severe, from the Upper Great Lakes and Upper Midwest into the northern Plains. Showers will also linger on the backside of the area of low pressure in the northern Rockies. Some snow is possible in the higher terrain.
Chilly conditions will persist in much of the Northwest and the northern Rockies. Temperatures to start the day will be in the 30s and 40s for much of the region and will recover into the 50s, 60s and 70s. The Southwest, meanwhile, is in store for a mainly dry day with hot temperatures in the interior and typically cooler highs are expected towards the coast. A few t-storms cannot be ruled out in parts of southeast Arizona and New Mexico.
If you liked the weather on Saturday in the Northeast then Sunday will be a winner as well. Most of the Northeast will see a warm and dry day. The best chance for scattered showers and thunderstorms in the east will continue to be found in the Southeast and along the Gulf Coast.
Summerlike temperatures will continue to hang on in the Midwest and Northeast with highs in the 80s and 90s. Temperatures will be closer to average in the South.
(FORECAST: Pittsburgh | Dallas | Green Bay | Los Angeles)

Labor Day (Monday)


Labor Day Forecast














High pressure will once again influence weather conditions in the Northeast, with another sunny and hot day on tap.
Cooler temperatures will begin to move into the Midwest as the cold front mentioned above continues to press eastward. Showers and thunderstorms will accompany this system in the central Plains, Midwest and Great Lakes.
Scattered thunderstorms are possible in portions of the South, where highs will reach the 80s and 90s.
Most of the West will see improving conditions as high pressure moves in bringing a dry end to the Labor Day weekend and temperatures will also be warmer, especially in Idaho and Montana. The West Coast will see mostly sunny skies and temperatures will be close to average.
(FORECAST: Boston | Miami | Chicago | San Francisco)
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