Sam's Weekend Is Here!

I've noticed that my recent forecasts, while almost spot on in predicting precipitation, have been less than stellar at predicting accurate temperatures.  And seeing that today's precip forecast is about as easy as (insert dirty joke here), I've decided to concentrate this forecast on getting my temperatures right.

While the low that plagued us yesterday has moved off the coast, its remnants will still effect us for the early part of today.  Luckily, this won't be in the form of precipitation, rather in the form of some morning clouds and strong northerly winds that are hanging out on the low's backside.  As the low pushes further off the coast, these clouds should go away and the winds should die down a bit.  This will leave us with clear skies and a light north breeze.  "Abundant sunshine" as the friendly computerized voice on the Weather Channel would say.

High pressure and dry air will take over for the next two days, which happen to also be my days off.  While this means clear skies and warmer temperatures during the day, it also means cool overnight lows.  Dry air, as you probably know, doesn't retain heat very well and once the sun goes down so will the temperatures.  But daytime highs will be back to average today and above average for tomorrow.  Expect highs in the upper 60s today and into the 70s for tomorrow.

This pattern should persist for the next two days.  Our next shot of rain won't be until Thursday, when another low moves through the northeast.  It looks to be tracking north of us right now and the likelihood for precip doesn't look too troubling at the moment.  I will, of course, keep you up to date as the situation progresses.

Today: Sunny and warmer, high 68.  N/NE winds 14-17mph this morning, dying down to 7mph this afternoon.

Tonight: Clear and cool. evening temps in the low/mid 60s down to 54 by morning.  North winds at 4mph.

Tomorrow: Sunny and warm again, high 74.  Winds switch to the S at 6mph.