Weather with Pat Pagano - May 17

THE RING OF FIRE…..A NAME WE GIVE TO THE CURRENT WEATHER PATTERN. A LARGE HIGH OVER BERMUDA CONTINUES TO SIT. THE WIND FLOW AROUND THIS HIGH AND CLOCKWISE, PICKING MOISTURE UP OVER THE ATLANTIC, THEN ACROSS THE GULF OF MEXICO – AND THEN IT SWEEPS UP THE EASTERN SEABOARD. NO REAL BREAK SEEN INTO NEXT WEEK…SO CLOUDS AND WETNESS DOMINATE. PICK FOR THE HEAVIEST RAIN – FRIDAY – SATURDAY.  ANY SUN ? MAYBE.

WEATHER TRIVIA:

1834 – TEMPS WERE IN THE 20S THROUGHOUT THE NORTHEAST…SEVERE FROSTS.

SHORT VERSION:

TDY: BECOMING PARTLY SUNNY AND WARM- 80-85

TNTE: PARTLY CLOUDY- 50

FRI: TURNING CLOUDY- CHANCE OF RAIN LATE IN THE DAY – MID 60S

SAT: CLOUDY- SOAKING RAIN – 60S

SUN: VARIABLY CLOUDY- SCATTERED SHOWERS AND A THUNDERSTORM – LOWER 80S