6/1- Hello June- but Lots of Rain!

Good Thursday all-

June has arrived, and with it the meteorological summer!



Congratulations to all teachers & students getting out of school this month- you made it! Well done!

As for the weather, unfortunately we do not look summer like at all the next week or more. Rain is possible to likely pretty much each and every day- in fact, the only day I think most of us stay dry all day is Saturday. The rain will thankfully be showery in nature today and tomorrow, but the big issues begin on Sunday. Rain should arrive by the afternoon, and unfortunately it looks like at least Monday and Tuesday are total washouts, with showers remaining until the end of next weekend. Ouch. To add insult to injury, I do not see a single 80 degree day in sight here in CT...and that is super odd for early June. In fact, I doubt we even get to 70 Monday or Tuesday. Not the greatest start to the summer for sure.

In the tropics- Tropical Storm Beatriz has struck the west coast of Mexico after attaining named storm status right at landfall. The leftover moisture will make its' way into the Gulf and although development is not overly likely, it should still be watched just in case.

Today...June 1, 2017...is the beginning of the 2017 Atlantic Hurricane Season...which will last until November 30. This years' list of names is Bret, Cindy, Don, Emily, Franklin, Gert, Harvey, Irma, Jose, Katia, Lee, Maria, Nate, Ophelia, Philippe, Rina, Sean, Tammy, Vince, and Whitney, due to 'Arlene' being used in April. If these names look familiar, they were used in two very infamous hurricane seasons recently- 2005, when we used all the names and went deep into the greek alphabet- and 2011, when Irene clobbered Connecticut, becoming the first hurricane to have a severe impact on the state in twenty years. The season looks to be quite active, so I highly recommend you pay extra attention. The long term average for the Atlantic basin is 12 named storms...6 hurricanes...and 3 major hurricanes. My predictions for this year are 15-7-4, which is exactly the same as last year's actual results. Last year I was slightly too high, and I am hoping for a better result this year.