
The weather just doesn’t have good timing this year. The 4th of July is one of the biggest weekends of the summer where many families come to together to celebrate our independence. A cold front though may keep the fireworks from exploding over portions of the New York City and Philadelphia metro areas. The problem is this cold front is very sluggish to move out of the region and will eventually stall out. As this front stalls out waves of low pressure will ride along this front and bring periods of rain throughout this weekend. Mainly for today, I think the precipitation is showery but then during the overnight tonight and Saturday - early Tuesday we’ll see showers too but we’ll also see periods of rain. We’re going to have to deal with this front throughout the entire week next week. The front will clear the NYC metro area early on Tuesday but then will make a rebound towards us by the end of next week as a warm front. The models have been hinting at another big warm up and this should be ushered in I think by the end of next weekend. This has the potential to be our second heat wave of the season. We’ll see.
Please remember thunderstorm safety tips. In the event of thunderstorms please seek shelter indoors. Avoid contact with electronics, water, and stay away from windows. Remember this rule, if you hear thunder you are close enough to get struck by lightning.
Further towards the north across New England, I think you’ll see spectacular weather over the next few days. It will not be until late Monday into Tuesday when we may see our next chance of precipitation. Temperatures will be mild, enjoy! All areas north of Albany will be rain free, enjoy the fireworks!
HAPPY 4TH OF JULY!
Forecaster: Joe Gullo
(fireworks image source: http://www.atpm.com/11.01/fireworks/images/fireworks-7.jpg)