Danielle has everything you need to know in today’s Insights video – starting with the nearly full moon! This Friday, we’ll witness the “Full Beaver Moon” at 4:29 PM, also known as the Freezing Moon, Frost Moon, or Mourning Moon. This is the last supermoon of 2024, slightly larger and brighter than usual. Just after the full moon, the Leonid meteor shower peaks this weekend. While not the most active meteor shower, it’s worth watching for a few “shooting stars,” though the moon may dim visibility. We’ll keep you posted on the cloud forecast in the days to come.
Today through Thursday, high pressure over the Northeast will keep us dry, cool, and brisk with a consistent northwesterly to northerly wind, strongest today then gradually easing overnight into Wednesday. Elevated fire danger remains, particularly in Eastern New England where occasional gusts over 20 mph will continue through the end of the week. Overnight temperatures will dip into the 30s across southern areas, while northern areas will see temps drop into the teens and 20s by Wednesday night. Highs are expected to hover in the low-to-mid 40s across much of the region.
On Thursday, high pressure continues to dominate, keeping skies mostly clear during the day before clouds increase in the evening. There is a potential for showers on Friday as a nearby ocean storm and storm to our south swirl around each other (Fujiwhara effect) that could bring some light rain showers across Maine and parts of New England. While these showers aren’t expected to be heavy, they might extend into Saturday and produce some wet snowflakes in higher elevations of northern New England.
The National Hurricane Center is monitoring a storm developing in the Caribbean. Currently showing a large area of thunderstorms and significant moisture, this system has the potential to become Tropical Storm Sara. After meandering in the western and central Caribbean through the start of the weekend – this system is forecast to take a north-northwest jog between Cuba and the Yucatan Peninsula towards Monday, there’s a chance it could eventually head towards South Florida by mid-next week. This system will be monitored closely as it develops and strengthens, though it’s far too early to predict exact impacts, particularly in the southeast US.
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