A return to fall-like weather

So this morning on my way to the Weather Center, I saw this squirrel with a nut in his mouth walking high above the road on a wire. Kinda reminded me that Fall isn't too far off. In fact this coming week is going to feel very much like early fall.

A mass of cool air is headed into Ohio and daytime high temperatures this week will be in the low to mid 70s. In fact, on Sunday we'll probably not get out of the 60s. We're even likely to see some lake effect rain showers do to the cool air blowing over the warmer waters of Lake Erie.

Well, as the monkey said when he got his tail caught in the lawnmower, "It won't be long now."

Back to normal this week...almost

While last week was a tad on the cool side, we will warm up a bit this week. The jet stream is shifting a bit north (see map at right) and that will put us barely on the warm side, but nonetheless we will be on the warmer side.

Our normal daytime high this week is 83. We'll start off the week in the upper 70s then warm to 80+ (only by a degree or two or three) for the end of the week. We may also see a few showers from time to time especially early week. (The pictorial forecast looks much more ominous than things will turn out to be.)

Looking at some historical data, so far July is averaging about 4.5 degrees below normal. The highest official temperature so far this summer was 90 at Akron/Canton on June 25. It only happened once so far. Frankly, I don't miss the 90s. The 80s work well for me...the 70s even better.

BTW, this past weekend NOAA (the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration) announced that June, 2009 was officially the 2nd warmest June (worldwide) in the history of the world. (Well, at least since they started keeping records in the 1800s.) That was not the case here in the Greater Akron area. Our June was right about spot-on normal.

That's it for now. Enjoy the week!

Yes, it has been cool

If you think July has been a bit cooler than normal, you are correct. Our average daytime high the first two weeks of the month has been 77 degrees. Normal would be 82.

Through today (Tuesday, July 14) we have only had one day this month when the mercury was above normal. That was Saturday and only by a couple of degrees. We will probably be at or a degree or two above normal Wednesday and Thursday, but then by the weekend it will be back to temperatures in the low to mid 70s.

Actually, I quite like it. :-)

Enjoy!

The cool with continue this week; A mild, dry Winter?

If you are looking for some really hot weather, head to south Texas. I'm heading down to Austin for a few days. I'm looking at daytime temperatures in the lower 100s. Wow! We haven't even been in the 90s yet this season.

What's on tap locally this week will be temperatures again slightly below the normal of 81-83. The week will start dry (see map) with highs in the upper 70s. Around mid-week slightly warmer air will push into the region and that may trigger some showers for Wednesday. Toward week's end temperatures will be right about normal.

You may have heard a lot of talk this past week about the El Nino winding up out in the Pacific. While this creates a strange variety of weather across some parts of the U.S. as well as the world, the general trend for the lower Great Lakes is for a somewhat dry and mild period from January-March. We'll have to wait and see how strong this thing gets before we know with a bit more certainty what will happen this Winter. But, just so you know, we'll be watching it.

Back to Fall

The "on-again-of-again" summer pattern will continue this week. After a very summer-like week last week, this upcoming week is going to be fall-ish.

LOW pressure will move to our north and then settle down near Toronto for a few days. (See graphic) The result will be another cloudy, damp, cool pattern. The LOW will produce lots of clouds over NE Ohio along with occasional showers. It's not going to be days upon days of rain, although rain will be in the forecast most days. Instead you will just see periods of showers from time to time.

As for temperatures, they will be cool. Our normal daytime highs should be in the lower 80s. Ain't gonna happen this week. In fact, midweek daytime highs will be hard pressed to reach 70. Yeah, so daytime highs in the upper 60s are possible Tuesday and Wednesday. If you don't like long, hot summers, you gotta be lovin' this one. LOL

Enjoy!

This is better

After 3" of rain in three days last week (Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday), we are finally going to dry out a bit this week. HIGH pressure will hold over the Lower Great Lakes and that will bless us with sunshine and near normal temperatures.

As we head into the later part of the week, we will see a change again, as the jet stream dips a bit to the south once more (see graphic). This will trigger a few a showers and thunderstorms around Thursday, but it doesn't look like it will be nearly as wet as last week.

Enjoy the first week of summer!

A cool week

Looks like a cool week is on tap for the region. Temperatures this week will be in the low to mid 70s most days. Weatherwise, lots of clouds will about through midweek. A combination warm front/cold front will be hanging around the lower Great Lakes through Wednesday, but the good news is that there is not a lot of moisture around. So rather than heavy downpours, we'll just see occasional showers. All in all, it won't be a bad week...just cool and somewhat cloudy.