SCOURING OUT STUBBORN CLOUDS
Written By: Scott Hetsko
On the left is a high resolution visible satellite image taken at 2:00 p.m. today. Basically a "visible" image uses the that spectrum to show the greatest detail of cloud cover. You can only use it during the day because once the sun goes down, the visible spectrum of light goes right along with it!
The white on the image is very stubborn stratus clouds that are only slowly clearing from North to South today. As a result of that cool, Northeast flow, we only will reach the low and middle 60s today. Clearing and warmer air is in the forecast for Wednesday. High temperatures will reach the upper 70s to low 80s tomorrow!
Scott,
ReplyDeleteThe NCEP ensembles, along with the GFS and Euro have been suggesting a fairly strong surge of hot air into the Ohio valley next week. All of these models/ensembles show the hottest core of this air struggling to come east, but they all show 850's warming at least into the mid to upper teens celcius across WNY nonetheless. Do you agree with these models, and do you think next week could turn down right HOT in WNY, or will we escape the hot airmass??
I should add...I just checked the 12z Euro, and that latest run has all of WNY getting up to about +20c at 850mb by Wednesday of next week!
ReplyDeleteYeah I do think the ensembles are right for a significant warm up next week. 90 is possible a week or so from now.
ReplyDeleteScott
Thanks, Scott. Being that I also have a pool, I personally love the 90 degree days. It's hard to believe we've already had TWO 90 degree days so far, but it's just been that kind of spring, with huge bursts of heat, followed by cool canadian air returning in short order. Keep up the good work channel 8 / Fox team!!!
ReplyDeleteAll I can say is that it is about time. This spring has been awful. We need a nice long dry stretch. We are 4 inches above normal for the year. We need a break.
ReplyDeletewith next weeks heat do you expect daily thunderstorms?
ReplyDeleteActually June has been VERY dry! We are 1.33" below the average to date for the month. As for the risk of daily storms next week, too many variables are unknown. I suspect the greatest risk would be TUE and WED of next week.
ReplyDeleteScott Hetsko