For those of you that don’t know…WX stands for weather.  Ok well it’s not that spooky, but it is odd.  The cool/cold air is still residing in Central and Eastern Canada.  Therefore the jetstream is very active for this time of year.  Check out this link that shows the jetstream forecast:  Jetstream  Look at the huge dips on the East and West Coasts 7 days out.  (depending on when you read this).  So you have all the heat and humidity of Summer along with strong upper level support.  We’ll be seeing a stormy pattern across the northern half of the U.S.  for a while.  The typical heat is residing in the south.  So there probably won’t be too many changes there. 

This weather pattern will probably help with the tropics this year.  The jetsream is pretty active and should create a fair amount of wind shear (generally) for a little while longer.  Also, there are some cool spots in the Atlantic Ocean, but the Gulf is pretty warm.  Here is a link to the sea surface temperature anomalies around the world.  Basically that’s the current sea surface temperature compared to average.  SST  Thirdly, the cold air should be able to make a quick return in the Fall.  Of course that will also depend on the North Atlantic Oscillation (NAO).  That is a semi-permanent pressure pattern in the Atlantic Ocean.  Here is a link to the forecast.  It’s from April, but it has some interesting info.  NAO

Locally, we could see some strong storms tonight as a broken line comes in from western Virginia.  However, the weekend is looking pretty good.  Friday and Saturday look dry, but we may see some storms on Sunday. 

Toodles

Meteorologist: Jeremy Wheeler