5/9 – Night Rob’s “Heading Into Mid-May” Monday Evening Forecast

After a relatively dry Mother’s Day weekend, humidity bumped up a notch today, and it will be with us early this week, although not oppressive. That means mild overnight temps with afternoons running a bit above-average for the season. Inland areas will continue to push 90 degrees with the coastal areas cooler and a bit breezier.

Our Bermuda High will continue ridging in early this week, keeping rain and storm chances suppressed. An upper-level low off the eastern seaboard will drift slowly westward later in the week, increasing our chances of afternoon showers and storms then. This will displace our high pressure ridge a bit to the west.

With the continued southerly flow and displacement of the high, maximum temperatures later in the week have trended down a bit, so we’re not looking at some summer-like heat wave coming our way, but simply a slightly warmer version of what we have today. The best chance of any rain or thunderstorms looks to be Saturday and Sunday. Slight chances for isolated showers or storms (20%) exist for Thursday and Friday.