July 03, 2008 08:28 am
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By MARK HANOK
Each day during the past
week featured better weather
than most local weather
forecasts indicated. That’s
because most of the showers
and thunderstorms shifted
southward, with a series of
upper-level lows and a northwest
flow aloft.
During the long Fourth of
July weekend, a stationary
front, not far to the south
and east, will keep most of
the humid air and showers
and thunderstorms across
the mid-Atlantic states
northward to southeastern
New York, while we enjoy
beautiful summer weather.
On the Fourth of July, as
a weak cold front moves to
the south, skies will be partly
sunny, with moderate levels
of humidity and highs from
75 to 80 degrees; afternoon
and evening showers and
thunderstorms will most
likely stay to the south.
On Saturday, skies will be
partly to mostly sunny with
low humidity; once again,
showers and thunderstorms
will develop in the more humid
air from central Pennsylvania
to the lower Hudson
Valley and southern New
England.
As high pressure builds
eastward to the Great Lakes,
Sunday will feature mostly
sunny skies and highs in the
low 80s.
Beautiful weather will
continue on Monday, with
partly sunny skies and highs
from 80 to 85 degrees.
A southerly flow ahead of
another cold front will bring
more humid air on Tuesday,
with a mix of clouds and sunshine,
and the chance of a
shower or thunderstorm in
the afternoon or evening;
highs will be in the mid-80’s.
Mark Hanok is an Otego based
meteorologist. You
can visit him on the World
Wide Web at http://members.
aol.com/weathergazette.
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