WEATHER WITH PAT PAGANO

WEATHERCAST:

A COOL FRONT OVER OHIO WILL MOVE ACROSS THE REGION THIS EVENING. AHEAD OF IT…CLOUDS AND SOME SHOWERS. CLEARING COMES IN LATER TONIGHT AND LEAVES US WITH PARTLY SUNNY SKIES FRIDAY. THIS FRONT MOVES BACK NORTH AS A WARM FRONT SATURDAY, WITH CLOUDS AND SHOWERS. ANOTHER FRONT CATCHES IT..AND IT MOVES SOUTH AGAIN SUNDAY…BUT HOW FAST ?

NORTHERN HALF OF NEW ENGLAND HAS BEST CHANCE OF SUN…OTHERWISE CLOUDS AND

SOME SHOWERS ON SUNDAY.

WEATHER TRIVIA:

1803 – LATE SEASON SNOWSTORM – 6” OF SNOW FROM INDIANA TO NEW ENGLAND.

SHORT VERSION:

TDY:                SOME SUN – CHANCE OF LATE SHOWERS & GUSTY THUNDERSTORMS  – MID 70S

TNTE:              AN EARLY SHOWER OTHERWISE CLEARING – 45-50

FRI:                 PARTLY SUNNY AND BREEZY – 70-75

SAT:                 CLOUDY- PERIODS OF RAIN – EVEN A THUNDERSTORM- 60-65

MOTHER’S DAY: CLOUDS AND SHOWERS THEN PARTLY SUNNY – 70-75

WEATHERCAST:

OUR FAIR AND MILD WEATHER  CONTINUES TODAY, WITH HIGHS IN THE PLEASANT 70S. A COLD FRONT MOVING INTO THE GREAT LAKES WILL SPELL CLOUDS THURSDAY AND A CHANCE OF SHOWERS. DOESN’T LOOK LIKE MUCH. BEHIND THAT FRONT – BACK TO BRIGHT PLEASANT WEATHER ON FRIDAY. IT SHOULD TURN WARMER THIS WEEKEND BUT WE WILL NEED TO WATCH A FRONT COMING DOWN FROM THE NW. SHOWERS POSSIBLE ON MOTHER’S DAY.  TIMING ON THAT…IFFY…WE’LL WORK ON IT.

WEATHER TRIVIA:

1956 – BRADLEY AIRPORT, CT. – 28F – EQUALS LOWEST EVER IN MAY.

SHORT VERSION:

TDY:                A MIX OF SUN AND CLOUDS – 75-80

TNTE:              PARTLY CLOUDY- LOWER 50S

THURS:           SOME SUN – CHANCE OF LATE SHOWERS – MID 70S

FRI:                 PARTLY SUNNY AND BREEZY – 70-75

SAT:                 SOME SUN-CHANCE OF SHOWERS  -MID 60S

WEATHERCAST:

A WEAK OVER THE AREA WITH A WEAK LOW OFF THE CAROLINAS. WE WILL BE IN A SQUEEZE PLAY BETWEEN THE 2 SYSTEMS…SO PARTLY SUNNY LOOKS LIKELY TODAY….SHOWERS NOT AS. FAIR AND MILD WEDNESDAY….BUT THEN WE WATCH A FRONT TO OUR WEST. THAT SYSTEM BRINGING SOME SHOWERS THURSDAY…BUT MOVING OUT BY FRIDAY.  WEEKEND IS QUESTIONABLE AS ANOTHER STALLED FRONT COULD PRESENTS US WITH SHOWERS, MORE ON THAT LATER.

WEATHER TRIVIA:

1870 – HAILSTORM IN THE MID ATLANTIC: SOME WEIGHED 2 OUNCES.

SHORT VERSION:

TDY:                SUN AND CLOUDS – MID 70S

TNITE:            PARTLY CLOUDY-50

WED:              A MIX OF SUN AND CLOUDS – 75-80

THURS:           SOME SUN – CHANCE OF SHOWERS – MID 70S

FRI:                 EARLY SHOWER OTHERWISE PARTLY SUNNY AND BREEZY – 70-75

WEATHERCAST:

SOMETIMES FORECASTING IS LIKE PLAYING CARDS…..”CHANCE” IS BIG.  OVER THE NEXT FEW DAYS WILL A FLUSH OF HIGH PRESSURE GIVE US THE WIN…WITH PARTLY SUNNY SKIES …60S AND 70S….OR WILL WE HAVE TO DEAL WITH A FULL HOUSE – HIGHS TO THE NORTH …LOWS TO THE SOUTH…RESULTING IN A “CHANCE” OF SHOWERS. NOT SURE WHAT HAND MOTHER NATURE WILL DEAL OUT..BUT WE’RE SURE IT WON’T BE HOT…OR COLD…AND IT WON’T BE WET. JUST HOW SUNNY IT WILL BE IS DOWN AND DIRTY.

WEATHER TRIVIA:

1978 – RECORD SNOWSTORM – BOULDER, COLORADO – 30” IN THE FOOTHILLS.

SHORT VERSION:

TODAY:            PARTLY SUNNY – LOWER 70S

TNTE:              CLEAR – MID 40S

TUES:              SUN AND CLOUDS – MID 70S

TUES.NITE:     PARTLY CLOUDY- LOWER 50S

WED:              A MIX OF SUN AND CLOUDS – 75-80

THURS:           SOME SUN – CHANCE OF SHOWERS – MID 70S

WEATHERCAST:

A COLD FRONT OVER MICHIGAN HEADS SOUTH AND EAST AND STALLS JUST TO THE SOUTH THIS WEEKEND. WARM AND HUMID TODAY…WITH A SHOWER OR THUNDERSTORM…IN 80S. BEHIND THE FRONT…COOLER TONIGHT AND THROUGH THE WEEKEND. THE STALLED FRONT DRIFTS NORTH TO THREATEN WITH SHOWERS THIS WEEKEND UNTIL ANOTHER FRONT IN GREAT LAKES SHOVES THE WHOLE MESS SOUTH…BY WHEN ? YOU GUESSED IT – MONDAY.  NICE WEATHER RETURNS NEXT WEEK.

WEATHER TRIVIA:

1917- DENVER, CO., GETS 12” OF SNOW.

SHORT VERSION:

TDY:            SOME SUN – CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS- SOME MAY BE GUSTY OR SEVERE – MID 80S

TNTE:          ANY SHOWERS END – TURNING PARTLY CLOUDY- COOLER – MID 50S

SAT:             PARTLY SUNNY – 75-80

SUN:            MOSTLY CLOUDY- SHOWERS – 65-70

MON:           PARTLY SUNNY – MID 60S.

WEATHERCAST:

A FRONT STRETCHES FROM QUEBEC TO COLORADO. AHEAD OF IT…ANOTHER VERY WARM DAY…MORE HUMID…AND A SHOWER OR THUNDERSTORM CANNOT BE RULED OUT LATE DAY AND NIGHT. THAT FRONT WILL MOVE SLOWLY SOUTH FRIDAY…SO SOME HIT-OR-MISS SHOWERS AND STORMS WITH HIGHS IN 80S. WHAT HAPPENS TO THAT FRONT OVER THE WEEKEND WILL DETERMINE IF IT DRIES OUT & COOLS DOWN…OR COOLS DOWN WITH SHOWERS.

WEATHER TRIVIA:

1812 – GREATEST SNOWSTORM AT SEA LEVEL IN NEW ENGLAND: 4” @BOSTON, 12”@MILLBURY.

SHORT VERSION:

TDY:            PARTLY CLOUDY- CHANCE OF A SHOWER OR A GUSTY THUNDERSTORM – MID 80S

TNTE:          SCATTERED SHOWERS AND A THUNDERSTORM – MID 60S

FRI:             SOME SUN – CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS – 80-85

SAT:             SOME SUN – 75-80

SUN:            MOSTLY CLOUDY- CHANCE OF SHOWERS – LOWER 70S

WEATHERCAST:

HIGH PRESSURE OFF THE CAROLINAS ACTING LIKE A BERMUDA HIGH WILL MEAN SUNNY AND SUMMERLIKE WEATHER FOR THE NEXT FEW DAYS. TEMPS IN 80S BY DAY – 60S AT NIGHT. THERE COULD BE A SHOWER OR THUNDERSTORM IN SPOTS THURSDAY & FRIDAY. WEEKEND…A BIT IFFY. A COUPLE OF FRONTS WILL PASS BY, SO THERE COULD BE A SPOTTY SHOWER, OTHERWISE THE SUN WILL BATTLE WITH CLOUDS AND KEEP TEMPS IN THE 70S. NOT TERRIBLE.

WEATHER TRIVIA:

1947 – TROPICAL STORM DUMPS 4-6” OF RAIN ON PARTS OF THE EASTERN SEABOARD.

SHORT VERSION:

TDY:            SUNNY AND SUMMERLIKE – MID 80S

TNTE:          PARTLY CLOUDY- MILD – LOWER 60S

THURS:        PARTLY CLOUDY- CHANCE OF A SHOWER OR THUNDERSTORM – MID 80S

FRI:             SOME SUN – CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS – 80

SAT:             SOME SUN – 75-80

WEATHERCAST:

IT’S THE MERRY MONTH OF MAY AND IT IS STARTING OFF ON THE RIGHT FOOT WITH SUNNY WARM WEATHER EVERYWHERE IN THE 70S. LOOKS LIKE THE TREND OF BRIGHT & WARM CONTINUES THRU MID WEEK AS WE RISE INTO THE 80S…AND SOME WILL COMPLAIN – IT’S TOO WARM TOO FAST. A SHOWER OR THUNDERSTORM POSSIBLE LATER THURSDAY AND FRIDAY…AND THAT SHOULD LEADTO FAIR AND SEASONABLE WEATHER THIS WEEKEND.

WEATHER TRIVIA:

1762 – BEGINNING OF A SEVERE SUMMER DROUGHT IN THE EAST.

SHORT VERSION:

TDY:            PARTLY SUNNY AND WARM – MID 70S

TNTE:          MOSTLY CLEAR – LOWER 50S

WED:           SUNNY AND SUMMERLIKE – MID 80S

THURS:        PARTLY CLOUDY- CHANCE OF A SHOWER OR THUNDERSTORM – MID 80S

FRI:             SOME SUN – CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS – 80

WEATHER TRIVIA:

1947 – WETTEST SINGLE DAY IN MANY EASTERN CITIES WHEN 3 TO 5” OF RAIN FELL.

 SHORT VERSION:

TODAY:        CONSIDERABLY CLOUDY WITH SHOWERS – 50-55

TNTE:          PARTLY CLOUDY – LOWER 40S

TUES:          MOSTLY SUNNY AND WARM – 75-80

WED:           SUNNY AND SUMMER-LIKE – MID 80S

THURS:        PARTLY CLOUDY- CHANCE OF A SHOWER OR THUNDERSTORM – MID 80S

WEATHERCAST:

OUR NEXT LOW OVER VIRGINIA WILL HEAD NORTHEAST…SO APRIL SHOWERS CONTINUE. NEXT – A COLD FRONT MOVES IN LATER SATURDAY WITH SHOWERS…BUT BEFORE THAT…SOME SUN AND MILD. THE AIR BEHIND THE FRONT WILL BE UNSTABLE…SO CLOUDS COULD WIN OUT OVER SUN ON SUNDAY AND WIDELY SCATTERED SHOWERS MAY STILL BE POSSIBLE. THIS TYPE OF PATTERN WILL END APRIL…BUT MAY COME IN ON A SUNNY WARM NOTE…HOPEFULLY INDICATING A CHANGE IN THE PATTERN.

WEATHER TRIVIA:

1942 – TORNADOES IN OKLAHOMA…52 KILLED….OVER $2 MILLION IN DAMAGES

SHORT VERSION:

TDY:                CLOUDY- SHOWERS – – LOWER 60S

TNTE:              SHOWERS END – MID 40S

SAT:                 PARTLY SUNNY-AFTERNOON SHOWERS – LOWER 70S

SUN:                VARIABLY CLOUDY- SHOWERS – 55-60

MON:               ON THE CLOUDY SIDE – A SHOWER – 60