After a mostly dry, pleasant weekend, a prolonged stretch of unsettled, ugly weather will encompass a vast portion of the eastern U.S beginning Wednesday of next week. The combination of a blocking pattern (which will not allow a storm to quickly move out) and leftover cold from Canada will produce this stagnant regime over a wide area, stretching hundreds of miles around!
As noted in the video earlier this week, prospects are very bleak for warm weather to take hold for the last days of April and the opening of May around these parts. In fact, it’ll be quite the opposite; temps may once again dip obnoxiously low for the time of year. For example, our normal high for May 1stshould be right around 65, but indications are very strong that readings will struggle to get out of the low 50s for at least one or two days for late next week.
Rain will also be a player. Significant amounts are likely during this stretch, with periods of heavy rain developing at times.
The blocking pattern will be slow to break down though next weekend. Significant chill will linger, but rain will be come in waves
HIGHLIGHTS;
FRIDAY NIGHT: Next chance of rain, ending early Saturday morning all areas. A renewed chance of rain/scattered showers develops again Saturday afternoon, particularly from NYC and points west. Warmer away from the coast as is typical of this time of year.
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SUNDAY: Cooler, with rain/showers in the afternoon confined to eastern areas (from NYC points east).
MONDAY/TUESDAY: Dry and fair.
WEDNESDAY/THURSDAY: Blocking pattern commences. Rain/clouds build in and will be slow to relinquish.
Temps will stay in the upper 40s to low 50s.
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