Syracuse, New York

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Let’s take a trip northeastward to western New York. Syracuse is a home to a journalism shool, so this is definitely not the first time the town has been written about.

At 854PM, ET, Syracuse was reporting a temperature of 73 degree with cloudy skies. An area of low pressure over the Great Lakes was driving a field of rain north, approaching Syracuse, presently southwest of a line from Batavia to Watkins Glen. The weak jet parenting this area of low pressure is going to steer the low laconically to the northeast. The heaviest shower and thunderstorm activity reaches only as far north as southern Illinois, and is not expected to press further to the north.
Scattered showers will remain in the forecast for each of the next two days as the low pressure meanders through the region. AS the system continues to occlude, the precipitation will become lighter, but move more slowly. Expect things to finally start drying out Tuesday in the late afternoon, but clouds are expected to linger.
Tomorrow – Scattered showers, High 81, Low 67
Tuesday – Light rain in the morning, becoming clearer, High 75, Low 67

TWC: Tomorrow – Scattered thunderstorms in the morning becoming more widespread in the afternoon. High 84, Low 68
Tuesday – Rain showers in the morning will evolve into a more steady rain in the afternoon. High 71, Low 66

AW: Tomorrow – Mostly cloudy and breezy; occasional morning rain and a thunderstorm followed by a thunderstorm in the afternoon High 82, Low 67
Tuesday – Windy with periods of rain and a thunderstorm High 73, Low 65

NWS: Tomorrow – Showers likely, with thunderstorms also possible after 4pm. Mostly cloud High 84. Low 67
Tuesday – Showers likely, then showers and possibly a thunderstorm after 11am. High 77, Low 65

WB: Tomorrow – Showers likely. Thunderstorms likely in the afternoon. Some thunderstorms may produce gusty winds with small hail, frequent lightning and heavy rain fall in the afternoon. High 79, Kiw 66
Tuesday- Showers. High 69, Low 63

WN: Tomorrow – Mostly cloudy with showers, High 84, Low 67
Tuesday – Mostly cloudy with scattered showers, High 77, Low 67

CLI: Tomorrow – Light Rain showers, High 82, Low 66
Tuesday – Drizzle, High 75, Low 68

I[‘m inclined to agree with Clime on this one. I don’t see much in the threat for thunderstorms given the occlusion and position of the area of low pressure. Here is the radar, with rain on the doorstep.

Orlando, Florida

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We’re setting forth for Orlando for our forecast today, home, as you all know, to many of the nation’s largest tourist venues. Florida can be unbearable this time of year, but it’s still summer, and people need vacations!

At 753PM, ET, Orlando was reporting a temperature of 85 degrees with clear skies. Thunderstorm activity is starting to peter out as the sun goes down, but is expected to reemerge in the morning. Sea breezes are the primary instigator for thunderstorm activity lately in Florida. The trade winds are stronger than the Gulf breeze, and the storms, as today, have been drifting west towards the Gulf through the day.
The pattern in the southeast is pretty stable. There is a trough in the north east with weak flow through it and a ridge in the Plains. Tropical intrigue has been further north than is typical this early in the season, and the weak trough is enough to have driven activity up into the North Atlantic. Trade activity is expected to remain the only significant pattern in Florida, with isolated thunderstorms tomorrow and Saturday in Orlando. A surface trough meandering into Georgia may invigorate the diurnal thunderstorms
Tomorrow – Isolated thunderstorms, High 94, Low 73
Saturday – Scattered showers with isolated thunderstorms, High 94, Low 74

TWC: Tomorrow – Sunshine and some clouds. A stray shower or thunderstorm is possible High 94, Low 75
Saturday – Scattered showers and thunderstorms. High 90, Low 77

AW: Tomorrow – Sunshine mixing with some clouds with a thunderstorm in the afternoon High 93, Low 75
Saturday – Sun and areas of high clouds in the morning followed by considerable cloudiness with a stray thunderstorm High 95, Low 77

NWS: A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after 2pm. High 93, Low 74
Saturday – Showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm. Mostly sunny, High 93, Low 77

WB: Tomorrow – Partly sunny. A chance of afternoon showers and thunderstorms, High 91, Low 78
Saturday – Partly sunny with showers likely and chance of thunderstorms, High 90, Low 78

WN: Tomorrow – Partly cloudy with chance of storms, High 93, Low 74
Saturday – Partly cloudy with showers and chance of storms, High 93, Low 77

CLI: Tomorrow – Light rain showers High 92, Low 76
Saturday – Thunderstorm High 91, Low 77

Summer time in Florida. Thunder and lightning just go with the territory. At least the tropics aren’t quite threatening yet.

Cumberland, Maryland

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Hello, and good evening, I hope you weren’t up waiting fore this late night forecast. It’s here anyway.

At 1253AM, ET, Cumberland was reporting a temperature of 78 degrees with clear skies. Cumberland was lucky to evade a round of very heavy thunderstorms earlier today, which brought strong winds to West Virginia and northern Virginia, as well as parts of eastern Maryland, but left western Maryland unencumbered. All these storms have been running along a slow moving cold front that is expected to start to resemble a continuous bowing cold front, running from the Chesapeake to the Mid-Mississippi Valley.
The thunderstorms along the boundary will start to organize it’s southward march by tomorrow afternoon. There is a mass of thunderstorms presently moving eastward in the southern Great Lakes that will be ongoing through the morning, and may delay the southerly turn a bit. The change in direction and redevelopment of activity will likely limit the potential severity of thunderstorms on Saturday for Cumberland, though a gust of wind or hail could be seen in the mid afternoon. Cold – relative to what has been seen – air will press in to make Sunday a satisfying conclusion to the weekend.
Tomorrow – Scattered showers and thunderstorms, a threat for severe storms, High 90, Low 69
Sunday – Mostly sunny, High 86, Low 65

TWC: Tomorrow – Thunderstorms likely in the morning. Then a chance of scattered thunderstorms in the afternoon. Gusty winds and small hail are possible High 89, Low 71
Sunday – Sunshine and clouds mixed. A stray shower or thunderstorm is possible. High 86, Low 67

AW: Tomorrow – Mostly cloudy and humid with a shower and thunderstorm; thunderstorms can bring flash flooding and localized damaging wind gusts High 90, Low 70
Sunday – Less humid with intervals of clouds and sun High 87, Low 69

NWS: Tomorrow – Scattered showers and thunderstorms before 8am, then scattered showers between 8am and 11am, then scattered showers and thunderstorms after 11am. Partly sunny, High 91, Low 71
Sunday – Isolated showers and thunderstorms. Mostly sunny, High 85, Low 67

WB: Tomorrow – Partly sunny with scattered showers. Isolated thunderstorms in the morning then scattered thunderstorms in the afternoon. High 86, Low 72
Sunday – Partly sunny in the morning then clearing, High 82, Low 70

WN: Tomorrow – Partly cloudy with scattered storms, High 91, Low 72
Sunday – Partly cloudy with isolated storms, High 85, Low 67

CLI: Tomorrow – Light rain showers, High 91, Low 70
Sunday – Sunny, High 86, Low 70

Some overnight imagery. Thunderstorms in Pennsylvania have tapered off, so not much to impress at this late hour.

Louisville, Kentucky

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Louisville has a greater impact on the United States than you might expect. It’s home to Yum! Brands and UPS, and was the cihildhood home of Muhammed Ali and Diane Sawyer. The city is pretty proud of their history, so remember that next time you hear about the Kentucky Derby or Louisville Sluggers.

At 1058AM, CT, Louisville was reporting a temperature of 82 degrees and mostly cloudy skies. There is a weak trough moving through Kentucky this morning that is producing a band of cumulus from about Jackson, Ohio to Kentucky Lake. There may be a few showers associated with this this afternoon, but they will keep south of Louisville.
A narrow trough over the Great Lakes is the parent of this trough, but the ridge of hot weather that most of the nation is experiencing will force that boundary and any hospitable air back to the northeast. There may be a passing shower on Tuesday as this air mass transition takes place, but by Wednesday, this dome of hot air will take hold and suppress any convective activity. Record highs are possible.
Tomorrow – Isolated showers and storms, High 93, Low 71
Wednesday – Hot and humid, mostly sunny, High 96, Low 74

TWC: Tomorrow – Intervals of clouds and sunshine High 91, Low 69
Wednesday – Sunshine and clouds mixed (morning storms). High 95, Low 73

AW: Tomorrow – Humid with sun and some clouds; a thunderstorm in spots in the afternoon High 90, Low 69
Wednesday -Intervals of clouds and sunshine High 92, Low 73

NWS: Tomorrow – Isolated showers and thunderstorms after 2pm. Mostly sunny, High 89, Low 68
Wednesday – Mostly sunny, High 90, Low 73

WB: Mostly sunny with isolated thunderstorms, High 89, Low 71
Wednesday – Mostly sunny, High 92, Low 70

WN: Tomorrow – Partly cloudy with isolated thunderstorms, High 89, Low 68
Wednesday – Partly cloudy with light rain showers, High 90, Low 73

CLI: Tomorrow – Light rain showers, High 90, Low 72
Wednesday – Partly cloudy, High 95, Low 73

The most interesting part of this forecast for me is that WeatherNation has the same temperatures but a different precipitation forecast than the Weather Service. Take a look at the satellite imagery below, showing that band of clouds south of Louisville.

Louisville

Harrisonburg, Virginia

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We’re heading to northern Virginia, and are going to be in for some sultry conditions headed into the weekend. Let’s see how stuffy we can get.

At 1215PM, ET, Harrisonburg was reporting a temperature of 82 degrees with clear skies and a steamy dew point of 71. There are a few clouds in nearby Staunton, and there is lingering moisture across the coastal Plain area from the Chesapeake south through the Carolinas which will continue to diminish through the day today. It is left over from the previous round of wet weather, and as the next system moves from the Great Lakes, expect Harrisonburg to scour out a bit, with clear skies coming in.
That next system will approach from the west by Saturday afternoon. The latent moisture in the region will mean there is a better chance for some rain and storms as the system climbs over the mountains than typically seen in eastward moving systems in Harrisonburg. There is a great deal of disagreement on the timing of this feature, with one model suggesting that the system won’t arrive until Sunday. As a result, rain and storms will be in both days’ forecast, but there is a better chance that the precipitation will be stormier on Saturday evening. There is some hope for clearing on Sunday afternoon, so the weekend won’t be a total loss.
Tomorrow – Partly cloudy with some late thunderstorms, High 89, Low 65
Sunday – Scattered showers, with some clearing potentially late. Less humid, High 88, low 68

TWC: Tomorrow – Intervals of clouds and sunshine in the morning with more clouds for later in the day. A stray shower or thunderstorm is possible. high 88, Low 64
Sunday – Partly cloudy skies. A stray shower or thunderstorm is possible. High 86, Low 69

AW: Tomorrow – Clouds and sunshine with a heavy thunderstorm around High 87, Low 64
Sunday – Mostly cloudy (early storms) High 87, Low 70

NWS: Tomorrow – A chance of showers and thunderstorms after 2pm. Patchy fog before 8am. Otherwise, partly sunny, High 89, Low 66
Sunday – A slight chance of showers, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms after 2pm. Mostly sunny, High 88, Low 69

WB: Tomorrow – Partly sunny, patchy fog in the morning. A chance of showers with a slight chance of thunderstorms in the afternoon, High 86, Low 67
Sunday – Mostly sunny. A chance of showers and thunderstorms in the afternoon. High 84, Low 68

WN: Tomorrow – Partly cloudy with scattered showers and a chance of storms, High 89, Low 67
Sunday – Partly cloudy (early storms), High 89, Low 69

CLI: Tomorrow – Mostly cloudy, High 88, Low 63
Sunday – Light rain showers, High 88, Low 68

As one might expect with models in conflict, there is disagreement on how to sort out this forecast. Have a glance at the local forecast from WSHV’s Ben Beddoes to get a little bit of clarity.

Denver, Colorado

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Denver is typically at the border between two worlds, one mountainous, the other empty plains. Lately, they have also been along an oscillating lee trough, touching off strong thunderstorms throughout the area.

At 853PM, MT, Denver was reporting a temperature of 70 degrees with fair skies. Thunderstorm activity has finally started to leave eastern Colorado and western Kansas in piece, as a weak upper level ridge has settled in place over the central Rockies.
For the next couple of days, the primary factor in the ignition of showers and storms will be a dry line that will initially be too far south to bring any wet weather to the Mile High City, and shift east into the Plains. Denver will continue to warm and dry out as the week begins.
Tomorrow – Mostly sunny, Hot, High 91, Low 61
Tuesday – Mostly sunny and even warmer, High 97, Low 63

TWC: Tomorrow – Sunshine and clouds mixed High 91, Low 61
Tuesday – Sunshine and some clouds. Hot. High 97, Low 63

AW: Tomorrow – Mostly sunny High 91, Low 58
Tuesday – Very warm with plenty of sunshine High 97, Low 61

NWS: Tomorrow – Very warm with plenty of sunshine High 95, Low 60
Tuesday – Sunny High 95, Low 62

WB: Tomorrow – Partly cloudy, a 10 percent chance of thunderstorms in the afternoon, High 92, Low 61
Tuesday – Mostly sunny, High 96, Low 61

WN: Tomorrow – Partly cloudy, High 95, Low 60
Tuesday – Mostly sunny, High 95, Low 62

CLI: Tomorrow – Light Rain Showers, High 87, Low 61
Tuesday – Sunny, High 94, Low 62

Clime looks to be on a slightly different planet than the rest of the forecasters her. In fact, I would say if this forecasts busts, it will be because the temperature is even warmer tomorrow. Satellite tonight is awfully quiet.

Odessa, Texas

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We are undergoing the hottest stretch the planet has ever seen, and yet, the continental US has been fairly cool. That’s not a blanket statement, though, as the heat is on in the southwest, and Odessa looks to be in the crosshairs for some brutal heat.

At 753PM, CT, Odessa was reporting a temperature of 94 degrees with clear skies. Dew points were below 50 which is among the reasons that temperatures are able to soar during the heating of the day. Low pressure is centered over eastern Oklahoma, and cycling moisture into a lee trough, where severe thunderstorms have arisen from Colorado to the Texas Panhandle. Ridging has started pressing from the southwest already, though, and Odessa is expected to remain dry tonight.
Sunday will remain hot and dry, and the jet will lift well to the north. A fairly strong area of low pressure will emerge in the Canadian Prairies, pulling moisture westward, and likely inducing a bit more activity out of the dry line. It will be plenty warm again on Monday, but there will be a few scattered clouds across west Texas in the evening to spell relief, though rain will predominantly stay in the Panhandle.
Tomorrow – Sunny and hot, High 103, Low 78
Monday – Scattered clouds, High 104, Low 74

TWC: Tomorrow – Sunny skies. Hot. High 104, Low 78
Monday – A mainly sunny sky. Hot. High 105, Low 76

AW: Tomorrow – Breezy in the morning; sunshine and hot; stay hydrated when outside in the heat High 103, Low 77
Monday – Mostly sunny, breezy and hot; danger of dehydration and heatstroke if outside for extended periods of time High 103, Low 78

NWS: Tomorrow -Sunny and hot, High 103, Low 77
Monday – Sunny and hot, High 103, Low 77

WB: Tomorrow – Sunny, Hot, High 102, Low 78
Monday – Sunny, hot, High 103, Low 78

WN: Tomorrow – Mostly sunny, High 103, Low 77
Monday – Sunny, High 103, Low 77

CLI: Tomorrow – Sunny, High 102, Low 79
Monday – High 104, Low 77

As I said, it’s going to be plenty hot, with temperatures well over 100, and it won’t cool down all that much in the evening. Tonight, looking to the north they may see some flashes of light on the horizon.

Amarillo, Texas

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Before we get to this forecast in the Texas Panhandle, I want to note that with the looming collapse of Twitter, all posts will also be shared on Post.news and Mastadon under my RhinoandCompass handle. Now, it is the beginning of July. What do you think the weather is going to look like?

At 953PM, ET, Amarillo was reporting clear skies and a temperature of 81 degrees with clear skies. Temperatures are on the rise again after a dry line swept through uneventfully earlier in the week. Dew points are back in the low 50s after surging over 60, an unusual event for the Texas Panhandle in the heart of summer. The cold front htat pushed the dry line along is bringing some shower activity to the Oklahoma Panhandle, but will not have the juice to reach Amarillo.
The jet is well aloft and fairly weak, but enough to tap into the instability of the northern Plains. The cold front noted earlier is draped through the Prairies of the central States to the Panhandles. Though this is the feature that compelled the dry line eastward, it will also pose a threat for some rain and clouds as the boundary sinks to the south on Wednesday evening. Expect some more humidity and likely some cooler temps also on Thursday.
Tomorrow – Mostly sunny, High 95, Low 68
Thursday – Isolated morning storms High 87, Low 65

TWC: Tomorrow – Generally sunny despite a few afternoon clouds. A stray shower or thunderstorm is possible. High 93, Low 69
Thursday – Partly cloudy skies. High 88, Low 65

AW: Tomorrow – Sunshine mixing with some clouds High 92, Low 68
Thursday – A heavy thunderstorm in the afternoon; storms can bring flooding downpours, hail, damaging wind gusts, and an isolated tornado High 84, Low 64

NWS: Tomorrow – Partly sunny, then gradually becoming sunny, Late storms, High 92, Low 70
Thursday – A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms before 8am. Some of the storms could be severe. Partly sunny, High 87, Low 65

WB: Tomorrow – Mostly sunny (late showers/storms) High 89, Low 69
Thursday – Partly cloudy, High 85, Low 65

WN: Tomorrow – Mostly sunny (late storms), High 91, Low 70
Thursday – Partly cloudy (early storms), High 87, Low 65

CLI: Tomorrow – Light rain showers High 90, Low 68
Thursday – Partly cloudy High 86, Low 63

Lot of different rain forecasts, and frankly, I wouldn’t be surprised if it all gets dried out in the July sun before reaching the ground.

Kalamazoo, Michigan

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Our trek today takes us to the Lower Peninsula of Michigan, and certainly one of the more enjoyably named cities in the country.

At 453PM, ET, Kalamazoo was reporting a temperature of 65 degrees with overcast skies. A sharp trough directed from the Great Lakes to the Mid Atlantic has brought severe weather to the Ohio Valley yesterday, but is now providing intermittent shower activity across Lower Michigan. At this juncture, most of the rain is east of a line from Big Rapids and Marshall, with lighter activity in the western stretch of the state.
The low is continuing eastward, but is occluded similar to a more winter or springlike feature, leading to a lag in the shower activity over Michigan. A chance will linger in Michigan until about lunch time tomorrow, but high pressure and a narrow ridge are building behind the feature. Temperatures will bounce back after this chilly start. The jet will begin to break down, weakening from it’s current state, and as a result, humidity and clouds are going to remain in the forecast.
Tomorrow – Cloudy with some light showers in the morning, Clearing late, High 78, Low 57
Wednesday – Partly cloudy and warmer, High 83, Low 54

TWC: Tomorrow – Cloudy skies early, then partly cloudy in the afternoon. A stray shower or thunderstorm is possible. High 77, Low 60
Wednesday – Partly cloudy. High 84, Low 53

AW: Tomorrow – Cloudy and warmer with a passing shower; smoke from distant wildfires can cause poor air quality High 77, Low 60
Wednesday – Mostly sunny, pleasant and warmer High 85, Low 56

NWS: Tomorrow – A 30 percent chance of showers before 8am. Widespread haze before noon, then widespread haze after 2pm. Cloudy, then gradually becoming mostly sunny High 77, low 59
Wednesday – Sunny, High 84, Low 53

WB: Tomorrow – Cloudy with a chance of showers and a slight chance of thunderstorms High 78, Low 60
Wednesday – Mostly cloudy with a 20 percent chance of rain showers until midday, High 83, Low 54

WN: Tomorrow – Hazy, High 77, Low 59
Wednesday – Hazy, High 83, Low 53

CLI: Tomorrow – Overcast (Light rain), High 81, Low 57
Wednesday – Sunny, High 84, Low 54

Radar is deceptively inactive. Don’t be surprised in Western Michigan by random little spritzes of rain this evening.

Fort Myers, Florida

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Fort Myers was the scene of one of the biggest weather disasters of 2022, when Hurricane Ian made landfall nearby. I have family in the area and was there over Christmas, and can speak to the long recovery the area is still struggling to undergo.

At 353PM, ET, Fort Myers was reporting a temperature of 89 with fair skies. A jet over south Florida was leading to persistent rain showers from the Everglades northeast towards the Atlantic Coast. At this point, heavier, isolated thunderstorm cells had crept up from Lake Okeechobee to Everglades City and eastward to the Atlantic. This band of showers and storms is associated with a cold front that itself is associated with the area of low pressure in New England that is cycling in an overwhelming amount of smoke to the mid-Atlantic.
The tail of this jet will shift towards the Bahamas eventually, with the threat for rain not truly out of the forecast in Fort Myers until Saturday. The trough in the mid-Atlantic is going to be even slower to drive out, with flow in the area not shifting to become less northerly until Sunday. as a result, relief from the smoke may have to wait until late in the weekend. Expect streams of clouds to continue to bubble up over far south Florida through the next couple of days, though Fort Myers will avoid any more of the thunderstorm activity, with sea breeze storms becoming prevalent inland.
Tomorrow – Partly cloudy and warm, High 91, Low 72
Sunday – Partly cloudy, High 91, Low 74

TWC: Tomorrow – Sunny, along with a few afternoon clouds. A stray shower or thunderstorm is possible. High 90, Low 73
Sunday – Except for a few afternoon clouds, mainly sunny. A stray shower or thunderstorm is possible. High 91, Low 73

AW: Tomorrow – Partly sunny with a thunderstorm in parts of the area in the afternoon High 91, Low 73
Sunday – Except for a few afternoon clouds, mainly sunny. A stray shower or thunderstorm is possible. High 92, Low 74

NWS: Tomorrow -Scattered showers and thunderstorms after 2pm. Sunny, High 89, Low 74
Sunday – Scattered showers and thunderstorms after 2pm. Sunny, High 90, Low 74

WB: Tomorrow – Sunny. Scattered showers with isolated thunderstorms in the afternoon, High 89, Low 75
Sunday – Sunny, Scattered showers with isolated thunderstorms in the afternoon, High 90, Low 75

WN: Tomorrow – Partly cloudy with scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms, High 88, Loe 75
Sunday – Partly cloudy with scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms, High 89, Low 75

CLI: Tomorrow – Light rain showers, High 91, Low 74
Sunday – Light rain showers, High 90, Low 75

I’m leaving rain out of the forecast because it seems like storms are expected to pop up further inland. I know, I know, always have thunderstorms in a Florida forecast. I’m sure I will learn a lesson. Radar is active so far this morning.