After a healthy dose of rain in the tri-state last weekend, this weekend will be quite different.
The region is parched from months of below-normal rainfall and there’s no end in sight.
The weekend forecast is a winner, with afternoon temperatures hovering a degree or two above normal, near 80 degrees. There is only the slightest chance for scattered sprinkle late Saturday night and again late Sunday. Many areas will be rain-free all weekend, so don’t alter your outdoor plans due to weather.
Expect only trace amounts of rain where it does fall.
Heading into the last full week of summer with no big rain chances in sight, an intensifying Northeast drought remains an issue. In the tri-state area it isn’t too serious yet; it’s moderate and relatively isolated. But it will become a bigger problem unless we get more frequent episodes of rain.
Northern New England is in much worse shape. Severe drought conditions extend from far Northeastern New York through Vermont, New Hampshire and much of Central Maine. A small section of New Hampshire is even under extreme drought conditions.
Timing of a Northeast drought couldn’t be worse for fall foliage lovers. When trees are stressed from drought, leaves often turn brown instead of vibrant red, orange or yellow. And peak color in these parts is coming soon – early to mid October – so there’s little to no time to recover.
Like the tri-state, New England is in for a dry weekend, too. But it will be a nice weekend for travelers. No weather worries anywhere from New England to the mid-Atlantic.
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