Weather! Summertime pattern emerging
Wait, it’s Tuesday already? Good grief. Where has the time gone! Time marches on, as does the weather, while I attempt to recover from my Memorial Day activities.
Tuesday marks the beginning of meteorological summer (compared to astronomical summer, which begins on June 21), and it also marks the beginning of a very summer-like pattern for most of the week.
Weak disturbances passing over the region, combined with high temperatures and plenty of humidity, will provide us with a threat of afternoon showers/thunderstorms through most of the week. Tuesday’s high will be in the upper 80s to near 90, and temperatures Tuesday night fall only to near 70.
Tuesday Night Squirrelcast (vs. Harrisburg, 7:05pm): First pitch temperature will be in the low 80s, with a chance of a scattered rain shower or thunderstorm. Ninth inning temperatures will drop into the upper 70s.
Wednesday is almost an exact copy of Tuesday. High temperatures in the lower 90s rather than the upper 80s is the only real difference; otherwise, there’s still plenty of humidity and the chance of an afternoon shower or thunderstorm, with lows right around 70.
Wednesday Night Squirrelcast (vs. Harrisburg, 7:05pm): Again, pretty much a carbon copy of Tuesday. First pitch temperature in the low 80s, dropping to the upper 70s by the ninth inning. Chance of a passing shower or isolated thunderstorm.
As for Thursday? Same forecast, different day. Hot and humid, with highs in the low 90s. Chance of afternoon showers/thunderstorms, and lows near 70.
Thursday Night Squirrelcast (vs. Harrisburg, 7:05pm): I’m running out of different ways to say this. Game-time temperature in the low 80s, dropping into the upper 70s by the ninth inning. Chance of an evening shower or thunderstorm.
Enjoy the short week! I’ll be back on Friday with a forecast for Friday and the weekend.
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Dan Goff is now a two-time former Richmonder, having departed the River City yet again in favor of southwest Virginia, where he is working on degrees in geography and meteorology at Virginia Tech. Have a question about the weather or weather-related phenomena?
2 comments on Weather! Summertime pattern emerging
http://www.treehugger.com/files/2010/06/record-high-may-temperatures-outpace-record-lows.php
Scott, thanks for posting that link. It should be noted that record cold temperatures were outpacing record warm ones on a nearly 3:1 pace in January and February, based on the data they used.
The National Weather Service in Wakefield posted the following late last night:
I feel confident in saying that airport expansion-caused warmer nighttime temperature readings are not limited to just Richmond. It’s something that has to be taken into consideration when looking at temperature extrema and average temperatures.