Monday, May 16, 2016

5/16- Pretty Dry Week Ahead, Moderate Temps...

Good Monday all-

Today is going to be another unseasonable cool day, with mostly sunny skies but temperatures again failing to reach 65, which means we are below average yet again. Fortunately, however, the weather looks to gradually improve through the upcoming week- by Saturday, we'll be downright hot with highs near 80. Even better, the only chances of rain are tomorrow afternoon (and that will not be a big deal at all- in fact, many towns will stay dry) and Sunday (when a coastal storm comes close to our area). Realistically, however, it's entirely possible some of us don't see a drop of rain all week, which is unfortunate because we really could use some as precip remains below average for the year.

In the Pacific- A low in the middle of nowhere has a slim chance at developing today or tomorrow before wind shear intervenes and kills the system- the NHC has a 20% chance at development, and I'm inclined to agree with that assessment.

There are 16 days until the Atlantic Hurricane Season.

Today in weather history- May 16, 1874- A dam in Northampton, MA bursts, which causes the city to have a tremendous flood event which kills 143 people and causes a million dollars (1874 USD) in property damage.

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