Relief from the humidity is just a short (OK, maybe somewhat long) ride down the Pike.
Frustratingly, the front to provide that relief was stuck in the mud this afternoon, barely nudging into Central Mass. All along that front, the storms formed and moved northeast into Southwest New Hampshire. Downpours jammed rain gutters and flooded sidewalks from Keene to Concord where a few of the storms became severe.
So why didn’t they make it east? How come – with all this humidity – we couldn’t buy a storm in Eastern Massachusetts this afternoon?
Two reasons (illustrated on the map to the right):
1) The east/northeast wind knocked down any storms that tried to form
2) Some of us were too far from the front
So elementary meteorology would tell us that as that front moved east, we’d have a chance for storms and downpours. Well, yes and no.
Can’t promise they’ll be everywhere, but there’s a chance for a few to hold together after midnight. Many will fade as the sun goes down and we lose the daytime heating. Others may survive, but in weakened form.
So it goes.
Nice stretch for the mid and latter half of the week. Sun increases, humidity decreases, storms stay away.
And yes, this is the last weekend of summer…
…meteorologically speaking.
Pete