6/1- HAPPY JUNE!

Good Sunday all- and we have made it! HAPPY JUNE TO ALL!!!!!

Today is going to be absolutely gorgeous, with temps in the mid 70s, low humidity, and sunny skies. It will be a perfect day to barbecue or any other outdoor activities you have planned, so go out there and enjoy it! Tomorrow, unfortunately, will be warmer and more humid with temps in the 80s with increasing clouds. Tuesday looks OK for most of the day, but a robust line of thunderstorms with a cold front could deliver an inch of rain or more on Tuesday evening. At the moment, it does not warrant a storm watch, but it may...I am watching it! The rest of the week looks quieter, with generally temps in the high 70s and the chance of scattered thunderstorms every day.

Today...June 1, 2014...is the beginning of the Atlantic Hurricane Season, which will end on November 30. Even though a less active than normal season is expected this year (with 11 named storms, 6 hurricanes, and 2 major hurricanes forecasted), it is important to remember it only takes one, especially notable in 1992, when only five named storms formed, but one of them was Hurricane Andrew...yikes! The name list this year is Arthur, Bertha, Cristobal, Dolly, Edouard, Fay, Gonzalo (replacing Gustav), Hanna (the 2008 version of which hit CT as a tropical storm on September 7), Isiah (replacing Ike on the list), Josephine, Kyle, Laura, Marco (2008's Marco was the smallest tropical cyclone on record by size), Nana, Omar, Paulette (replacing Paloma), Rene, Sally, Teddy, Vicky, and Wilfred.

In the Atlantic- A low pressure in the Gulf of Mexico is likely to form this week and may indeed make a run at becoming Tropical Storm Arthur- there is a 20% chance of development in the next 5 days

In the Pacific- The low near Mexico is about to become Tropical Depression 2-E, and almost certainly Tropical Storm Boris as early as today. There is a 70% chance of development today or tomorrow, and a 90% chance in the next five days.

Today in weather history- June 1, 2011- A rare EF3 tornado hits downtown Springfield, MA and nearly enters Connecticut and the tornado is visible. Four people are killed, including one just over the border when the tornado goes through Sturbridge. Also..

June 1, 1971- 8" of snow falls on Mt Rainier Ranger Station...but that in itself isn't too noteworthy. What is is the fact that it brings the season total to 1,027" (85.6 feet)!!, breaking the record for the snowiest winter in any location in US history. Amazingly, it lasted exactly one year, as 1971-72 was even snowier for the area.