Hazy skies apart, summer time is lastly delivering one thing we haven’t loved in a very long time: An extended stretch of nice climate!
Temperatures are snug, dew factors are low, and rain chances are high nearly nonexistent. Weeks like this don’t occur typically, so benefit from it whereas it lasts
A broad space of excessive stress is sitting over the Northeast, conserving the tropical warmth and humidity off to our south. Additionally it is offering atmospheric stability, permitting for our quiet and dry week of climate.
Highs within the higher 80s kicked off the week, however we’ll see our temperatures reasonable into the low 80s beginning Wednesday and keep there although the primary half of the weekend. Common excessive temperatures for Central Park in August hover within the mid 80s, however elevated cloud cowl and a lightweight east wind will maintain it somewhat cooler than that – proper the place you need to be in the course of summer time.
That is very true while you think about our weeklong low humidity. Dew factors will probably be within the mid to higher 50s for a lot of the week. Anytime the dew level is underneath 60, particularly throughout the summer time, it’ll be snug. It isn’t till the dew level suggestions into the low to mid 60s that you simply actually begin to really feel the mugginess coming again; and that’s largely not a priority this week.
In reality, we’re waiting for such a dry forecast even rain gained’t be a problem. At most, there will probably be an remoted sprinkle or two creeping into the Hudson Valley; however even that will probably be low affect and gained’t get in the way in which of any outside plans you’ll have. This dry forecast carries straight via the weekend, so be happy to hit the seaside or plan that outside barbeque, sky circumstances will greater than cooperate.
The weekend could also be the very best time to make these outside plans. Although the forecast seems nice all through the workweek, we nonetheless should deal with diminished air high quality quickly.
Smoke from Canadian wildfires continues to blanket the Northeast. The concentrations of smoke are low sufficient that it gained’t pose a dramatic well being danger to most, however in case you’re exterior for an prolonged time period, particularly in case you have underlying circumstances that enhance your sensitivity to air high quality, the particulates within the air might exacerbate your signs. So restrict your outside time in case you’re delicate.
The smoke will probably be most potent via mid-week, with circumstances bettering as we strategy the weekend.
It isn’t till after this weekend that our climate begins to take a flip for the more severe. Temperatures will rise to 90 levels subsequent week and humidity will probably be on the rise, too. We’ll see the return of showers and storms to the realm as August begins to really feel like August once more…as an alternative of our welcome preview of September.
However all of that’s nonetheless every week away. The climate is gorgeous now, so take pleasure in it. Simply you’ll want to placed on the sunscreen and your sun shades earlier than you head out the door.
