Hello... summer? 🌡️
Update #701: It will soon feel like June or July in the Hudson Valley, but it won't last.
Hello again!
Last Wednesday, it dropped to 19 degrees in Montgomery.
Temperatures will soar well into the 80s just a week later. And on Thursday, it will be near 90 degrees. That’s more like June or July.
That’s the type of variability that spring is known for, but a 70-degree temperature swing is more like whiplash.
It will feel like summer up and down the East Coast this week as a big ridge of high-pressure flexes its muscles and sends sultry air northward.
Here’s a shocker: It won’t last.
Much cooler air from Canada will sweep in late next weekend or to start the week of April 20.
The week ahead
It will feel summer at times this week in the Hudson Valley. Occasional showers and maybe a thunderstorm will add to the vibe 🌦️
Monday: warm, but plenty of clouds with isolated afternoon showers
Tuesday: temperatures reach the 80s under clouds and sun; chance for a PM shower or storm
Wednesday: very warm with a tinge of humidity, perhaps a heavy PM shower or thunderstorm
Thursday: hot with clouds and sun 🌡️
Friday: not as hot with some sunshine
Saturday-Sunday: still warm Saturday; cold front approaches Sunday, bringing a chance for a shower or storm and falling temperatures, though its timing is uncertain for now
Looking ahead to the week of April 20, conditions look rather cool to start the week, followed by a return to warmer weather after that. It also looks drier than normal.
I can’t promise sunsets like these in your neck of the woods, but I can promise a much warmer week. Enjoy it ✌️