By Renee Duff, AccuWeather.com Meteorologist
September 9,2016; 7:48PM,EDT
After a burst of July-like heat and humidity to end the week, conditions more typical of September will arrive in the northeastern United States later this weekend.
"Temperatures and humidity levels will become much more comfortable in the wake of a cold front this weekend," AccuWeather Meteorologist Ryan Adamson said.
Thunderstorms will erupt along the leading edge of the cooler air from west to east late Saturday into Sunday.
Widespread severe weather is not expected, but a few of the strongest storms could be locally heavy and gusty from western Pennsylvania into Ohio and Kentucky on Saturday afternoon.
One driving mechanism for the storms will be the continued July-like heat and humidity that will last into Saturday for most.
Some areas took safety precautions in battling the heat. Philadelphia and Baltimore schools dismissed early on Friday and all non-air conditioned schools in Baltimore County, Maryland, were closed for the day.
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Many cities dealing with a heat wave will likely see their last day above 90 F on Saturday.Big changes are on the way, however, as the weekend storms will usher in lower humidity and more seasonable temperatures from Sunday into Tuesday, Adamson said.
High temperatures are expected to plunge from the middle to upper 80s on Saturday to the low to middle 70s F on Sunday in Pittsburgh and Erie, Pennsylvania; Buffalo and Syracuse, New York; Burlington, Vermont; and Cleveland.
From New York City to Washington, D.C., highs in the 90s will be replaced with highs in the upper 70s and lower 80s to start the new week.
Conditions will be much closer to normal for this time of year. In addition, humidity levels will become noticeably more comfortable.
"Residents will have the opportunity to give the air conditioning a rest and open up the windows," Adamson said.
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The dry and mainly sunny conditions will give residents an excellent opportunity to take part in outdoor activities.
Calm, clear nights will lend to cool low temperatures, especially in the central Appalachians, Adirondacks and New England. Folks with plans to camp or head out for the evening may want to bring along a jacket.
The temperature and humidity trends are expected to remain on a roller-coaster pattern through much of next week.
"Temperatures will trend back upward Tuesday into Wednesday, but it will not be quite as warm as the end of this week," Adamson said.
Another cooldown may arrive in the region later next week.
Michael Sokolowski ·
Bring it on. Warm dry air during the day and cool dry air at night. Love it. We could use some rain though.
Aaron Ginther ·
Works at Centra Health
I
do like the hot September weather, but by the time fall arrives on the
22nd, I will be ready for fall. I think all four seasons have good
qualities, but autumn's beauty takes the cake for me. The same season
for 6 months on end gets old. I don't care whether it's spring, summer,
fall, or winter.
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Neven Prvinic ·
I
am begining to think that we may end up with near normal winter overall
in the Great Lakes and Northeast as the La Nina does not seem to be
developing as predicted now. May end up neutral. Of course there are
other factors, but those are anyone's guess this far out. When I say
normal winter that means overall, the periods of much below normal as
well a smuch below normal temperature are still very possible. I almost
see a warmer version of 1983-1984 winter happening this year where
December will still be colder than normal mostly attributed to pretty
cold 2nd half. January and February near normal, but very variable, and
March little cooler than normal, mostly due to the cold and snowy first
half.
Aaron Ginther ·
Works at Centra Health
Cory Morrison I have not seen the weather bell winter forecast. Exactly how mild are they going for December?
Cory Morrison ·
Works at Fortinos
Aaron Ginther
I think JB is uncertain about when winter will actually start, but
since he is certain about a cold 2nd half of winter, if it does start
early, the winter could be a rough one from start to finish.
Neven Prvinic ·
Cory Morrison rough from start to finish sounds like 1995-96
Zack Hodgson ·
Hopefully
the Southeast gets a piece of the cool air. Nobody wants any more
summer this year in the Southeast. A mild October-December would be good
though. 2014 was another year without much of a fall in the Southeast
since September was very warm and the first 1/2 of October 2014 felt
more like August over the south, and then the last few days of October
were abnormally cool and Halloween 2014 was outright cold in some areas
and then November 2014 was one of the coldest Novembers on record for
many areas of the East and Midwest
Cory Morrison ·
Works at Fortinos
Here
in the Toronto area, September 2014 was on the low end of the average
range, October 2014 was very slightly above normal, while November 2014
was probably the 5th or 6th coldest on record here.
Tracylea Byford
Very dry in northern NE. Please send rain into VT and NH, but gusty winds and lightening can stay away. :-) Some of the smaller rivers and streams are alarmingly low.
Debbie Brunell
hopefull that more cool downs become the norm and not the exception.
Cory Morrison ·
Works at Fortinos
I
can see the 2nd half of the month being relatively seasonable or just
slightly warm in the GL, but I really doubt that sustainable periods of
below normal temperatures may arrive in the GL until at least late
October (And that is a good thing since I prefer warmth).
Neven Prvinic ·
possibly not even until November.
Cory Morrison ·
Works at Fortinos
Neven Prvinic thank you for the optimism! I will try to keep my fingers crossed for that.
Baker Glare ·
I hate the new format - change is always bad and the website is no better.
Bill Martocci ·
I wish you could go back to the old format. I liked it much better, but that is just me??
Lawrence P. Bansbach
How come your maps never show Philadelphia?
Wayne Langhuber ·
Dry soil makes it harder to cool down.
Wayne Langhuber ·
Both
cool fronts are not exactly going to bring in cool air or lots of rain
which is badly needed in Se Pa. Temps from 9/11-9/15 look to be about
3-7 above normal (Normal is now down to Upper 70). The second cool front
is due to drop temps down to 1-3+ Normal. So he period from Sept 15-20
mayh still have temps 76-80 degrees. Looking lke fall won't be getting
here anytime soon Or worse we continue with late season summer weathe r
well into October and go straight to winter type weather. The year w/o a
fall! LOL
Cory Morrison ·
Works at Fortinos
"Or
worse we continue with late season summer weathe r well into October
and go straight to winter type weather. The year w/o a fall! LOL".
Sounds exactly like 2002 here lol.
Sounds exactly like 2002 here lol.
Wayne Langhuber ·
Cory
Morrison It might well be.Some meteorologists are predicting a turn to
colder in November. 95-96 and 10-11 saw that happen. I will be happy
when the high temp is 80 degrees and the humidity is lower. A warm
October isn't bad cause that means temps 70-75. But the last three warm
Octobers have been followed by harsh winters. And the analog years of
10-11, 83-84 and 95-96 saw very cold December and Januaries then milder
Februaries. I don't want a harsh winter either. Normal to slightly above
with average snowfall. Unfortuantly the last several years have seen
lots of extremes both warm and cold.
Cory Morrison ·
Works at Fortinos
Wayne
Langhuber if there is a type of winter I think we are especially
overdue for, it is a frontloaded winter (My area's last legit
frontloaded winter was either 2009-10 or 2008-09).
Wayne Langhuber ·
Cory
Morrison 2010-11 was seasonal in Nov, cold in Dec/Jan and seasonal in
February. It was a La Nina winter following a El Nino winter and hot
summer. 1995-96 and 1983-84 were similar.
Neven Prvinic ·
Cory
Morrison most notable front loaded winters in my area: if November 2014
was nit so cold, i woukd list 2014-2015, but because of cold November
it does not qulify. Winters that did qualify: 2008-09, 2005-06, 2000-01,
1997-98, 1996-97, 1989-90, 1985-86, 1980-81.
Neven Prvinic ·
Cory Morrison i did not word it correctly regarding 2014-15. I meant to say if December 2014 was not so warm.
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