May 3, 2018

Hot and Muggy

Current Conditions

Temperature: 62 °F

Dew Point: 58 °F

Winds: SE 9 mph

Pressure: 1009.5 mb

Visibility: 10 miles

Today turned out to be hot and and steamy! The temperature quickly rose into the mid-70s by early afternoon and the wind speeds were relatively low. The skies became overcast later in the evening and by 6:30 PM there was a slight drizzle. This was short-lived however and it isn't predicted to rain until later tonight. Figure 1 shows an overview of the weather conditions today. 

Figure 1. Weather overview for May 3, 2018.

In the northeastern United States residents have been experiencing record highs this past week. That will be coming to a close tomorrow when the storm system that caused the severe weather in the Plains will be barreling through the area. It is expected to created high winds, thunderstorms, and even tornadoes (figure 2). To read more, go here.

Figure 2. Wind and thunderstorm predictions for the northeastern United States.

The storm system heading to the northeast is following the current jet stream path that can be seen in figure 3. 

Figure 3. Jet stream on May 3, 2018.

Previous Prediction

The skies definitely cleared up as I had predicted, but the temperature was the same if not higher than yesterday's high temperature. We also had rain last night which I did not predict. 

Prediction

Tomorrow should bring clear skies and more warm weather with temperatures in the mid to upper-70s.