The weather is going in reverse
Update #703: Temperatures typically rise this time of the year, but this week they'll sink from near 70 to the 50s in the Hudson Valley.
Swerve! The weather is going in reverse.
Temperatures are typically on the rise this time of the year. But we’re going backwards this week: It will be near 70 to start and in the 50s by the end. Nighttime temperatures will dip into the 30s.
I know, that’s probably not what you want to hear.
The coming cool weather is actually the last vestige of the polar vortex pattern that brought a rather cold and snowy winter to the region. And gusty winds won’t make it feel any warmer.
It could even snow in the mountains of the Northeast next weekend.
The week ahead
Mother Nature is having a tough time gaining traction toward sustained warmer weather.
Monday: the pick day of the week 🥇
Tuesday: some morning sun giving way to clouds; slight chance for an evening shower
Wednesday: not terrible; clouds increasing as rain approaches late
Thursday: a cool, dreary one with morning rain probably ending; turning windy
Friday: windy and cooler with clouds and sun
Saturday-Sunday: if cool mornings, afternoons in the 50s and gusty winds are your thing, then next weekend might just be for you
Looking ahead to the week of May 4, there may be a few warmer days followed by more cool ones — but I’m not seeing any big heat coming anytime soon.
If you’re interested in some additional reading, check out my piece in this week’s Washington Post about a 5,000-mile marine heat wave that could really crank up the temperatures in the West this summer. Here’s a gift link.
Before you go and enjoy this week’s lovely weather, take a virtual trip to some of the bluest water you might just ever see, in New Zealand’s North Island.
It’s called the blue spring. The water temperature is in the low 50s. It’s so blue because it takes 50 to 100 years to emerge in this spring from the mountains, where most particulate matter is removed, leaving behind water of the highest optical purity.
Keep moving forward this week ✌️