Northeast mild spell continues, but rain chances increase later in the week
Updated Mar 22, 2021 12:21 AM EDT
It was only 36 degrees when I walked Scotty the dog early Sunday morning, but he was not complaining. On the radar and satellite composite below, we see clear skies from Kentucky to Maine. Looking to the west, it appears there are two branches of the jet stream: one from the Pacific into the Pacific Northwest, and the other farther south from the Pacific into Northern Mexico. The southern branch could contribute to the development of severe weather later this week.
After a clear and chilly start, Monday will be beautiful with temperatures matching or exceeding levels reached on Sunday. Stormy weather that had been on the Southeast Coast will drift slowly eastward.
Based on the map below, Tuesday should be another fine day throughout the Northeast. Wet weather that had affected the Western Plains on Monday will affect the Mississippi Valley on Tuesday.
Looking at the map for Wednesday, it appears that the rainy weather will tend weaken as it approaches the Appalachians. The models have not been consistent on this idea recently.
The GFS suggests that the rainy weather on Wednesday's map will not reach the eastern seaboard. However, the next storm is approaching from the west, and there could be an outbreak of locally severe thunderstorms south of the storm track on Thursday. The Euro model is slower on this feature.
Friday's map shows a strong storm north of New England with a cold front extending southward along the Atlantic Coast.
Saturday will be chillier than the middle of this week, but nowhere near as cold as some of the days the Northeast has had during the last couple of weeks.
While the map above for Saturday suggests dry weather then, the map below for Sunday looks like it turns stormy with snow from parts of New York state into New England and rain farther south.
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Northeast mild spell continues, but rain chances increase later in the week
Updated Mar 22, 2021 12:21 AM EDT
It was only 36 degrees when I walked Scotty the dog early Sunday morning, but he was not complaining. On the radar and satellite composite below, we see clear skies from Kentucky to Maine. Looking to the west, it appears there are two branches of the jet stream: one from the Pacific into the Pacific Northwest, and the other farther south from the Pacific into Northern Mexico. The southern branch could contribute to the development of severe weather later this week.
After a clear and chilly start, Monday will be beautiful with temperatures matching or exceeding levels reached on Sunday. Stormy weather that had been on the Southeast Coast will drift slowly eastward.
Based on the map below, Tuesday should be another fine day throughout the Northeast. Wet weather that had affected the Western Plains on Monday will affect the Mississippi Valley on Tuesday.
Looking at the map for Wednesday, it appears that the rainy weather will tend weaken as it approaches the Appalachians. The models have not been consistent on this idea recently.
The GFS suggests that the rainy weather on Wednesday's map will not reach the eastern seaboard. However, the next storm is approaching from the west, and there could be an outbreak of locally severe thunderstorms south of the storm track on Thursday. The Euro model is slower on this feature.
Friday's map shows a strong storm north of New England with a cold front extending southward along the Atlantic Coast.
Saturday will be chillier than the middle of this week, but nowhere near as cold as some of the days the Northeast has had during the last couple of weeks.
While the map above for Saturday suggests dry weather then, the map below for Sunday looks like it turns stormy with snow from parts of New York state into New England and rain farther south.