SOME PRECIPITATION CHANCES: A rather dull week of weather ahead with some chances of showers and perhaps a thunderstorm dotting the landscape by Thursday. As we begin the new work week, a disturbance will rotate into the state by late this afternoon and into tonight with some clouds and perhaps an isolated shower or two. Not everyone will get precipitation and we left it out of the forecast due to the chances being 20% or less, but we can’t completely rule it out for anyone. Highs today will be in the 60s with a few upper 50s in the northeastern counties of the state. As we head into Tuesday and Wednesday we will see mostly sunny skies with readings bumping up a bit into the 60s and lower 70s. The next system which will have the remnants of Hurricane Simon from the eastern Pacific will move through the area on Thursday. The best chance of seeing any precipitation will be across the southeastern half of the state. Cooler and drier air from Canada will scour the atmosphere out Thursday night into Friday as the system departs to the east. As we head into the weekend, Saturday should remain dry with partly to mostly sunny skies with readings in the 60s and 70s across the state. This will be ahead of a system that may move through on Sunday with some showers possible. We’ll have to watch this to better time this system out as it is still several days away.

EXTENDED PERIOD: As we head into the extended period, next Monday another system will quickly move in with showers and storms around the state. This may last into next Tuesday as well. Looking farther out, the pattern is rather benign with a trough over the east and a ridge over the west. This would put the state in a northwesterly flow that should keep readings relatively close to seasonal levels. As we look around the 19th and 20th, winds may turn around to the south and southwest which may boost readings above seasonal levels at that time (if this model run verifies).

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