How long will dry weather hold on in Northeast, Midwest?
Rain will hold off through much of this week for parts of the Midwest and Northeast, but tropical moisture will say otherwise for some locations beginning on Tuesday.
The current dry weather pattern has some staying power for parts of the Midwest and much of the Northeast. This is good news for outdoor activities but bad news for drought concerns, AccuWeather meteorologists say. Some areas may stay dry through Monday, and others may not have a drop of rain through this week.
An area of high pressure that has been governing the weather from the Upper Midwest to the Northeast for much of this past week will be reinforced into early in the new week.
Thanks to the dry, non-extreme conditions, those in the construction, maintenance and landscaping industries should be able to make good progress. The weather will be great for ballgames, exercising and enjoying the outdoors. Those heading to the Delaware, Maryland and southern New Jersey beaches should use caution when in the surf as there will be strong rip currents due to a brewing storm farther south over the Atlantic.
For many areas from New England to the central Appalachians and much of the mid-Atlantic, the pattern of sunny days with comfortably warm afternoons and cool nights will continue into Monday. High temperatures will generally range from the mid-70s to the mid-80s F throughout the region.
Much of the Midwest can expect much warmer conditions, relative to the Northeast, with widespread highs in the 80s and a few spots that may reach 90. However, from the Upper Midwest through the Northeast, low to moderate humidity levels are in store.
The only potential travel problem in the vast area forecast for dry weather will be patchy morning fog. The fog can not only cause difficulties for motorists but also result in airline delays, especially at regional airports where excellent visibility is required for landing and takeoff.
Fog can happen at different times of the year, but it’s especially common in the fall.
Southern Atlantic coast monitored for tropical development
AccuWeather meteorologists began to refer to a gathering area of showers and thunderstorms off the Carolina coast as a tropical wind and rainstorm at midweek to raise public awareness of its impacts.
It will likely acquire at least some tropical characteristics and may even evolve into a full-fledged tropical depression or storm early this week.
Steering breezes will likely guide this storm and its moisture northwestward into the Carolinas and southern Appalachians early this week. As the week progresses, it can potentially spread into portions of the mid-Atlantic, central Appalachians and the Ohio Valley.
Despite the increasing chances of rainfall reaching part of the Northeast later this week, much of New England may go without a drop of rain. A front from the Rockies may make enough eastward progress to bring the chance of spotty showers to the Great Lakes area later this week.
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