Return to Autumn to Sweep the Northeast
Temperatures will make a run at midsummer levels Tuesday into Wednesday in the Northeast, but autumnlike weather will make a strong comeback by Wednesday night.
South to southwesterly winds were bringing 80- and even 90-degree air into the Interstate 95 corridor of the mid-Atlantic and parts of New England Tuesday.
Indeed, a warm Tuesday night will follow the big rebound in temperature Tuesday afternoon.
However, while a warm start to the day Wednesday will quickly boost temperatures along the coast one more day, cooler air will already be plowing eastward through the Appalachians.
The cool front will set the stage for another round of very comfortable conditions from Boston to New York City, Philadelphia, Baltimore and Richmond for the balance of the week.
Much of the mid-Atlantic is in need of rainfall as Earl pulled an expected quick exit without delivering needed moisture.
It is during these dry times that tremendous temperature variations from day to night can occur, as the landscape tends to behave more like a desert.
Water, or soil moisture in this case, is the great moderator. Without ample soil moisture, bigger swings in temperature result. Just as dry ground allows the sun to squeeze every degree out of daytime highs, dry ground also allows temperatures to drop off more so than wet ground at night.
In patterns like this, it is not uncommon to have temperature swings of 30 degrees or more from day to night, requiring short sleeves during the afternoon and a jacket or sweat shirt at night.
The front plowing eastward Tuesday night and Wednesday will attempt to bring spotty showers and thunderstorms. Unfortunately, rainfall may miss the most needy locations.
Looking ahead, the approach of another front and perhaps tropical moisture from the remnants of Hermine may come into play this weekend after most high school football games but may soak some professional sporting activities on Sunday.
AccuWeather.com meteorologists will be keeping tabs on Tropical Rainstorm Hermine's travels this week for any possible intervention and potentially heavy rains in the Northeast later this coming weekend.
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