We hit a couple big meteorological milestones on June 1st.
It’s the start of meteorological summer! Instead of looking
at the earth in relation to the sun for the astronomical seasons seen on your calendar,
meteorologists like to keep things simple. Meteorological summer is the warmest
quarter of the year: June, July and August. We’re finally here after a long and
snowy winter! By the way, it will feel like summer the next couple of days with
warmth and humidity building.
June 1st also marks the start of the 2014
Atlantic Hurricane season. Luckily, it looks like a quiet one with an average
to below average season. Why? The National Weather Service is forecasting an El
Niño year with above average temps in the equatorial Pacific. This can cause
wind shear (wind direction and speed that changes a lot over a short distance)
that can tear apart a growing storm’s circulation. The United States is in the
middle of a major hurricane drought ( no one is complaining). The last major
hurricane to make landfall was Hurricane Wilma in 2005, over 3000 days ago!
Now onto the weather forecast!
Today: Mostly sunny, warm. High: Upper 70s to low 80s.
Tomorrow: Increasing clouds, warmer and turning increasingly
humid. Chance for a late day shower or storm, especially west of NYC. Any
storms that develop will be slow movers which means some poor drainage flooding
is possible. High: Low to mid 80s.
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