It’s been one long month of June…

Posted by Danielle Niles June 29, 2009 at 11:42 am

The end of June is only a couple of days away now, and I’m pretty sure many of us are hoping for a better July in terms of the weather! An unseasonably cool and wet weather pattern over the past several weeks have put a damper on outdoor plans, and left us longing for summer to truly arrive. And even though it’s only Monday, all eyes are on this upcoming holiday weekend. So let’s break down the forecast for the next several days…

It’s been another cloudy, wet start for some New Englanders as we’ve been tracking rainfall pushing through the region yet again this morning. That being said, it’s not all bad news here. We’ve already seen improvement in many spots and the trend this afternoon will be for the sunshine to come out across parts of central and southern New England with some scattered showers around from time to time. To the north, it’s a different story; expect periodic rain and downpours to continue, especially over northern Vermont where some small streams and rivers may come over their banks. The North Country and Maine will be the coolest in terms of temperatures too – generally in the 60s – while sunshine will aid in boosting the mercury into the 70s farther south to around 80 in the Connecticut River Valley. Granted, this is still below average for many cities and towns, but we’ll take what we can get for now. Winds will blow from the east across northern New England today, and the southwest in southern New England from 6-12 mph. Overnight, the winds become nearly calm which will allow for some locally dense fog to form. Otherwise mostly cloudy skies prevail with a few showers and areas of drizzle. Temperatures will range from the middle 50s to low 60s across the board.

Tomorrow’s weather will feature a pleasant blend of sun and clouds, with highs in the upper 70s to near 80 for many of us (slightly cooler along the coast where a sea breeze kicks in). Sounds good, right? Not so fast.

Yet another upper level low will position itself over the Great Lakes region, and remain stationary through the middle part of the week. Essentially, this means that western New England will have some scattered showers and thunderstorms to contend with tomorrow, while the remainder of region stays dry. On Wednesday and Thursday, periodic showers and thunderstorms will become more widespread, especially during the afternoon and evening with temperatures in the lower 70s to middle 70s, respectively.

Although this weather pattern is less than ideal, I saved the best news for last. By Friday, the upper level system will kick out of here, allowing for mostly dry conditions with an isolated afternoon/evening thunderstorm. The weekend looks even better with highs around 80 with plenty of sun. At this point, we can’t completely rule out the chance of isolated to scattered afternoon thunderstorms, namely because we are in more of a typical “summer-time” pattern. But don’t worry… we’ll keep you posted on any changes to the forecast as we work our way up to July 4th this weekend.