Warm August Week and Quiet Tropical Atlantic

After an unseasonably cool previous week, summery conditions will hold for the region this week and into the next. A slow moving and weak storm system is currently moving through the central Great Lakes Region as a ridge of high pressure is becoming established across the southern tier of the country. This system will move through during the middle of the week but will leave a boundary over the Ohio Valley that will keep scattered showers and thunderstorms going throughout the area. The ridge across the southern tier of the country will lead to some areas having their longest and hottest stretch of weather this summer. The tropical Atlantic is still very quiet but slow development of a system is possible in the area to the east of the Windward Islands by the weekend.

Today a weak low pressure and cool front are moving through the central Great Lakes generating showers and thunderstorms. Very warm conditions have spread across Northeast Ohio with high temperatures into the middle 80’s.

On Wednesday the front will be moving through Northern Ohio with a threat of showers and thunderstorms throughout the day. High temperatures should return to the 80’s with conditions becomingly a little humid. On Thursday similar conditions can be expected for the region. A large area of 90’s with some 100’s will be found across the southern half of the country.

Friday a warm front will begin moving north through the area. This will set the stage for high temperatures in the middle 80’s during the weekend. With the front nearby there will also be a chance of thunderstorms.

Warm conditions will maintain through the beginning of next week with locations further west possibly seeing high temperatures around 90 degrees. The next cool front does not appear to reach the area until middle of next week.

The tropical Atlantic is currently quiet but there are signs activity may pick up as we head into the weekend. Several weak systems are currently cross the central Atlantic and may reach an area more conducive to develop west of Windward Islands.