A heatwave-free week 😎
Update #709: Prepare for some glorious weather in the Hudson Valley.
Hello there 😎
After some high heat on Sunday, no 90-degree temperatures are expected in the Hudson Valley during the week ahead.
A cold front, towing some gusty thunderstorms, will cross the region on Sunday evening, setting the stage for some glorious conditions on Monday and Tuesday — prepare to open the windows wide!
Another cold front on Thursday will usher yet more comfortable conditions by Friday, with unusually low humidity into next weekend.
It’s about as close as it can get to ‘polar vortex weather’ in June! But there will be no snow days, nor heat days — mostly just nice days.
Notice the blue colors in the animation below, which indicate below-average temperatures favoring the eastern United States over the next two weeks.
The week ahead
A few days this week might have you saying “I wish every day could be like this.”
The astronomical summer season arrives on Sunday, June 21.
Monday: weather rating is a 9 out of 10! A bit breezy 🌬️
Tuesday: like Monday, but just a few degrees warmer and less wind
Wednesday: more clouds roll in, chances for PM showers and storms increase
Thursday: a cold front will sweep across the region, probably bringing several showers and the potential for gusty thunderstorms as well as muggy conditions
Friday: refreshing conditions and sunshine returns
Saturday-Sunday: the early outlook is for a pretty nice weekend
Looking ahead to the week of June 22, the first full week of astronomical summer, there are more signs that persistent high heat will avoid the Hudson Valley.
That’s consistent with my Hudson Valley summer outlook. Summers that feature El Niño conditions typically start with relatively cooler temperatures during June, then come with hotter July weather.
Speaking of vortices, check out this one that I captured in the dark New Zealand skies this past week. It’s called the southern pinwheel galaxy, located about 15 million light years from Earth. Apparently, temperatures there can reach 12 million degrees Fahrenheit.
I hope they have some powerful air conditioners!
If you’re up for some additional reading, here are two articles I wrote for The Washington Post this week.
A mysterious blob of cold water in the North Atlantic is defying the odds on a warming planet [gift article]
It’s winter in Lima, Peru, but the weather just keeps getting warmer [gift article]
