6/24/2020: Refreshing end to the week…. we need rain, though….

Posted: Jun 24, 2020 / 06:41 AM EDT / Updated: Jun 24, 2020 / 07:07 PM EDT

Latest Storm Tracker Forecast by Meteorologist Tim Drawbridge

If it wasn’t for the 0.37″ of rain we received early this morning in Albany…. this would be the driest month of June on record to date….

Rainfall Reports – from Weather Spotters, Co-op Spotters, and the NYS Meso-net – per the NWS-Albany

After the rain…. we’re now the 4th driest June of record….

Top 5 Driest months of June – since June 1826

The cold front is now to our east…. lower humidity has moved in…. next system is a cold front…. to bring us a shower / thunder threat…. late Thursday afternoon – night….

Surface Analysis – as of Wednesday at 5:03pm

Partly sunny, comfortable for Thursday…. look for a shower / thunder threat to increase north and west of Albany during the afternoon….

Futurecast Clouds & Precip – Thursday at Noon (left) and at 5pm (right)

Highs will range from the low and mid 70s across the higher terrain to the low and mid 80s around the Capital District down into the mid-Hudson Valley….

Futurecast Forecast High Temperatures – Capital Region (left) and the Mohawk Valley into the Adirondacks (right)

Futurecast Forecast High Temperatures – Catskills back to the I-88 Corridor into the mid-Hudson Valley (left) and the Taconics, Berkshires, and Southern Greens into the mid-Hudson Valley (right)

Here’s the Forecast for Tonight and Tomorrow / Thursday….

Forecast Pages – for Tonight (left) and Tomorrow / Thursday (right)

Low levels of humidity will continue until late Friday night – Saturday morning…. those of us looking for more rain actually wouldn’t mind if it happened on a Saturday…. warm and humid the first half of next week….