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Desert Dry in the Northeast

8/19/2008 3:17 PM

High pressure and calm winds over the Northeast will send temperatures into the 30s and 40s early this morning across the Appalachians and Adirondacks before a warm afternoon graces the region later today.

Expert Senior Meteorologist Brett Anderson says the conditions in the East resemble those in Colorado,

with dry air and high pressure creating the cool nights and abundant sunshine leading to warm days.

Low temperature records could fall early this morning. Many areas in the Northeast could record lows in the 40s, with some spots dipping into the 30s. However, there is not expected to be a frost or freeze.

The high pressure and abundant sunshine will send daytime temperature close to normal for mid-August. The cool, dry air later today will move into the major urban centers along the Eastern Seaboard.

As the high pressure shifts to the east over the next two days, it will block the movement of Tropical Storm Fay.

The AccuWeather.com Hurricane Center reports that Fay will creep northward through the Atlantic Ocean today after battering central Florida on Tuesday.

The storm is expected to turn to the west, then make another landfall near the border of Georgia and Florida on Thursday.

The South Regional News story reports that Fay will bring much needed rain to areas of the Southeast that are in the midst of a prolonged drought; however, it is likely to cause flooding and flash flooding across the Deep South while pounding the Southeast coast with strong surf and dangerous rip currents.

High Temperatures For Selected Cities:
City	Avg.	Wed.	Thurs.	Fri.
Buffalo	78	84	83	86
Pittsburgh	81	85	86	84
Philadelphia	84	84	86	86
Washington, D.C.	86	85	83	87
New York City	82	82	84	85
Boston	80	82	86	85