How would you rank the long holiday weekend, weather-wise? OK, maybe that wasn’t a fair question. I know we had lots of clouds and a few scattered showers and it was cool — as in way below average for this time of the year. But there were some sunny periods Saturday and Monday, just not the nice clear skies, sunshine and warm temperatures one thinks about with a summertime holiday.
And I know it is officially spring for another few weeks — although tomorrow, June 1, is considered summer for us in the weather and climate business. I think our weather is lagging about a month behind at least so it may be a while before we catch up to what is considered “normal.”
Medium-range forecast models on Monday afternoon show a very warm air mass Friday and Saturday with temperatures capable of surpassing the 80-degree mark. However, that is based upon an upper low spinning off the coast to settle in towards California. If the low moves elsewhere, all bets are off. The way this year has gone, anything beyond two or three days out is a risky forecast.
So meanwhile, we limp through a couple more days of cool and showery weather, maybe a thunderstorm, and we’ll see how the weekend develops. Maybe we will be lucky. We sure are due, that’s for sure.
