Dew Point: 32°F
Wind: S 6 mph
Clouds: Cirrus
Precipitation: 20%
Today, the jet stream is seated over Canada. This is a shift from earlier this week when it was divided the continent into the cool weather to the west and warm weather to the east, with the jet stream split in the middle.
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| Figure 1. Jet stream at 250 hPa (earth.nullschool.net). |
The pattern change will continue tomorrow dropping a section of the jet stream southwest and staying up in the northeast. Different from last week, the SW will experience the hot temperatures and the NE will be cooler than the average.
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| Figure 2. A broad southward dip in the jet stream will set up over the eastern states this weekend while a large northward bulge in the jet streams develops in the West. (weather.com). |
Leads to a cold front coming from the north bringing down high pressure system that is continued by the continental polar air masses. The Northeast will receive even more rain this weekend.
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| Figure 3. 24 hr Surface Forecast For 2:00 PM EDT May 6, 2018 (intellicast.com). |
As for tonight, there is still some precipitation in the air. Therefore, there is a slight chance that there will be some rain around 9:00 PM tonight.
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| Figure 4. US Prevalent Weather For 8:00 PM EDT May 5, 2018 (wunderground.com). |
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