Tuesday, June 25, 2013

More Heat, Humidity, and Thunderstorms Today

Oppressive heat and humidity will continue to dominate our weather in New England.  With these conditions comes a risk of thunderstorms some of which may be severe.  There were quite a few severe weather reports yesterday in the northeast
SPC Storm Reports 6/24/13
The threat today should be slightly further north but several areas will get hit again today especially in Southern VT and NH.  The NH and ME seacoast have been routinely pounded by thunderstorms in the past few weeks
SPC Day 1 Thunderstorm Outlook
Damaging winds and large hail are the biggest things to watch.  Current temperatures are in the 60's
2 m temp 5 am (image NCEP)
Even nastier are dew points already in the low to mid 60's
2 m Dew Point 5 am (image NCEP)
Temperatures will quickly rise into the 80's and low 90's this afternoon
00z NAM hires 2 m temps 3 pm (image weatherbell)
The simulated radar around 6 PM shows a nice cluster of thunderstorms in Western New England.
00z NAM hires simulated radar
Will get back to forecasting the medium range tomorrow have a good Tuesday.







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