{"id":257,"date":"2018-05-02T18:38:27","date_gmt":"2018-05-02T18:38:27","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/storm.uml.edu\/~metweb\/Blog\/?p=257"},"modified":"2018-05-02T18:38:27","modified_gmt":"2018-05-02T18:38:27","slug":"what-a-difference-a-week-or-less-makes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/storm.uml.edu\/~metweb\/newBlog\/wordpress\/2018\/05\/02\/what-a-difference-a-week-or-less-makes\/","title":{"rendered":"What a Difference a Week (or less) Makes!"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>New England is famous for its changeable weather.\u00a0\u00a0 \u201cWait a minute and the weather will change\u201d is a comment often made when hoping for better weather.\u00a0 We are in the midst of such a pattern.\u00a0 Notice in the figure below which shows the last 10 days of weather, and the next 4 days of weather forecasts, how our high temperatures have fluctuated from being warmer than normal to colder than normal.\u00a0 And how the forecast for the next few days is well above normal.\u00a0 This is Spring in New England!<span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-261 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/storm.uml.edu\/~metweb\/newBlog\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/1.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"530\" height=\"310\" srcset=\"https:\/\/storm.uml.edu\/~metweb\/newBlog\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/1.png 530w, https:\/\/storm.uml.edu\/~metweb\/newBlog\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/1-300x175.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 530px) 100vw, 530px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>The weather we are expecting in the next few days is courtesy of a large-scale weather pattern that is typical of summer, but can occur in almost any season.\u00a0 In the figure below, we see a large area of high pressure located near Bermuda \u2013 a Bermuda High.\u00a0\u00a0<span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p>The circulation around an area of high pressure is clockwise, so we have air coming from the deep south into New England, and this Bermuda High is forecast to stick around for the next couple of days.\u00a0 With the warm air, we can expect some thunderstorms on Friday too.\u00a0\u00a0<span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Enjoy the warmth while you can!\u00a0\u00a0<span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-260 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/storm.uml.edu\/~metweb\/newBlog\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/2.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"689\" height=\"695\" srcset=\"https:\/\/storm.uml.edu\/~metweb\/newBlog\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/2.png 689w, https:\/\/storm.uml.edu\/~metweb\/newBlog\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/2-297x300.png 297w, https:\/\/storm.uml.edu\/~metweb\/newBlog\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/2-150x150.png 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 689px) 100vw, 689px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-259 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/storm.uml.edu\/~metweb\/newBlog\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/3.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"676\" height=\"702\" srcset=\"https:\/\/storm.uml.edu\/~metweb\/newBlog\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/3.png 676w, https:\/\/storm.uml.edu\/~metweb\/newBlog\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/3-289x300.png 289w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 676px) 100vw, 676px\" \/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>New England is famous for its changeable weather.\u00a0\u00a0 \u201cWait a minute and the weather will change\u201d is a comment often made when hoping for better weather.\u00a0 We are in the midst of such a pattern.\u00a0 Notice in the figure below which shows the last 10 days of weather, and the next 4 days of weather 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