You may notice two distinct features in the radar this morning, precipitation coming in from the NE and a noticeable spin to the precipitation. We can thank an area of low pressure that has quickly spun up and come ashore in New England. The system is not very well organized and has a lot of dry air wrapped into it, but it has sparked a few pinwheels of precipitation. A look at the Hi-res guidance suggests that these bands will continue to lose steam as they battle dry air aloft. By later this morning the precipitation will be scattered at best. This may even allow for partly cloudy skies by this afternoon, the combination of daytime heating with the instability of the nearby low pressure, we will likely see some convection pop up as we get into the mid to late afternoon.
You can see from the second image below that rainfall amounts will be feast or famine as the heaviest rainfall will be hitch pinned to where storms develop later today. These storms may be prone to redevelop and “train” over the same location with tropical downpours and isolated flash flooding. Unfortunately things look to remain unsettled as we contend with a lingering cold front that will pass through the region and get snagged to our south before pushing back though once again as a warm front.
While a daily threat of rain and downpours may keep temps down a bit over next two days, warmth will return by wed-sat with temps in the upper 80’s and low 90’d. In addition, dew-points will creep back into the uncomfortable levels and beyond as we approach the end of the week. If you have outdoor plans or work this week, be prepared for a daily threat of showers and storms, building heat and humidity from mid week into the weekend.
