Autumn weather to hide out in New England amid summerlike Northeast conditions

While calendars have flipped to October, many residents across the mid-Atlantic region will be wondering where the autumn weather is as warmth lingers through the remainder of the week.

The answer: Cool, crisp weather will be found in the heart of New England.

Despite a normal high temperature in the upper 60s in New York City, temperatures will soar to near 80 F each afternoon through Thursday. Meanwhile, temperatures in Burlington, Vermont, are forecast to reach above-average levels just once this week (Thursday afternoon).

The warmth will build ahead of a system sweeping in from the north and west with showers and thunderstorms on Thursday.

On Tuesday, thunderstorms swarmed portions of Ohio, Pennsylvania, southern New York, northern New Jersey and western Connecticut, spawning several tornadoes. A repeat of such an event is not forecast for Thursday.

After Thursday's brief warmup, New Englanders can expect cooler conditions and more persistent rainfall events into next week. Here, the rain will be beneficial, as northern parts of New York and Vermont are in the midst of a moderate to severe drought, according to the U.S. Drought Monitor.

Leaf peepers heading to New England will need to pay close attention to the forecast in order to catch the best views of the autumn foliage.

During the weekend, cold fronts dipping in from Canada will struggle to reach farther than New York and Connecticut, allowing areas south of there to remain entrenched in warmer, drier conditions.

As a result, residents of New England will continue to experience seasonable weather into next week, while autumn struggles to take hold in the mid-Atlantic. The calm conditions will promote periods of valley fog in the morning, perhaps slowing the morning commute.

Overall warmth is forecast to hold on over much of the southern and eastern part of the nation into the middle of October.

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