Tuesday Weather Blog
On and off periods of rain were reported during the overnight hours...with some towns picking up nearly 1" or rain, but most receiving less than that amount. Areas of fog and drizzle dissipated after sunrise.
The overall pattern is not very nice with shower and thunderstorm chances each day...but the details are harder to nail down, like how much rain and when. Today looks mostly cloudy, humid, with scattered showers or a thunderstorm possible, but the coverage of rain will be small. Overnight tonight I expect the rain to be a bit more widespread, especially by morning.
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Temperatures Tuesday morning are expected to remain in the low 70s, feeling muggy.
Some computer data points toward an area of heavy rain and thunder developing by morning. Last night the heavier rain stayed off shore, tonight we may not be as lucky.
The humidity this week is being fed by a stream of moisture coming out of the south. This is thanks to the placement of high pressure off to our east and a strengthening trough to our northwest.
As we head into the final weekend in July things look to be sunnier with practically no humidity and warming temps. High temps both on Saturday and Sunday look to range in the upper 80s to near 90 degrees.
Temperatures could remain in the low 90s into portions of next week thanks to drier and sunnier conditions. If that happens we could see our 4th heatwave of the summer season.
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Potential for Record Warmth
2024 brought the warmest June on record this past month, with Bradley Airport recording an average temperature of 74.1°, which is 1.5° warmer than the previous record set in 1976.
The Hartford area was not the only area of the state breaking records, with Bridgeport also reporting a record warm June of 72.6°, 0.4° warmer than the previous record set in 2008.
We have the potential to see another record warm month again in July. With ten days left in the month, the Hartford area is running well above the current record warmest July.
As of Sunday, July 21, Windsor Locks is running over 5.5° above the normal temperature to date. The normal temperature combines the highs and low temperatures for each day of the month.
