Rounds of rain to frequent northeastern US this week

By Renee Duff, AccuWeather.com Meteorologist

September 26,2016; 11:30PM,EDT

 

 

Bouts of wet weather will frequent the northeastern United States during the last full week of September.
While the entire week will not be a washout, residents will have to contend with episodes of wet weather into the first weekend of October.
While the rain will ultimately be beneficial in terms of soil moisture, it will be heavy enough to cause travel delays and hinder outdoor activities.
The first round of rain will progress toward the New England and mid-Atlantic coasts into Tuesday morning.

A majority of the rain during this time period is expected to last one or two hours at most. However, the rain may linger along coastal Maine, Cape Cod, eastern Long Island and the Delmarva for much of Tuesday.
After a brief dry break around the middle of the week, unsettled weather will return to the region during the latter half of the week.
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A system which will generate gusty winds across the Great Lakes through Tuesday will dive southward and stall.
"This system will get cut off from the jet stream, which will allow it to remain stuck over the Ohio Valley or Northeast for several days," AccuWeather Meteorologist Brian Thompson said.
The jet stream is a river of high winds in the upper atmosphere that guides systems across the country. A system that breaks free from the jet stream can stall and bring unsettled weather to an area for consecutive days.
"Where this system sets up, there will be several days of rather cloudy, rainy and dreary weather," Thompson said.

The rain may first begin across the Ohio Valley and mid-Atlantic later on Wednesday into Thursday, before expanding into New England Thursday night and Friday. Wet weather could linger into the weekend over much of New England.
A thorough soaking is likely in many areas with the storm forecast for the second half of the week.
According to the latest U.S. Drought Monitor released on Sept. 22, nearly 40 million Northeast residents are being affected by drought conditions. The most extreme drought conditions have focused on southern New England and into western and central New York over the past few months.
Multiple days of non-flooding rainfall is what areas from the Ohio Valley to New England are in need of.
Even where the rain holds off for a time, plenty of clouds and a chilly breeze off the Atlantic could make for a dreary end to the week for most across the Northeast.
Clouds and rain will keep this week's temperatures right around normal for this time of year.
Highs will predominately remain in the 60s F and lower 70s across the region.