High Pressure Moves In Bringing With It Pleasant Conditions For Region

After a stormy prelude to the a Fourth of July holiday weekend that included two days of severe thunderstorms and a day of dealing with Arthur, the rest of the weekend looks to be spectacular.  

Behind the cold front that brought us the severe weather on Wednesday and Thursday before clearing itself and Hurricane Arthur out to sea on Friday, is high pressure bringing with it cooler and drier air.

Following an early to mid-week period that featured temperatures in the upper 80s to mid 90s, dew points in the upper 70s, and heat indices ranging from 100 to 110, conditions felt almost fall like when the skies cleared on Friday night just in time for fireworks displays all around the region.  

The nice weather is going up several notches on Saturday and Sunday with sunny skies along with a puffy cumulus cloud here and there.  Temperatures are forecast to be in the low to mid 80s with comfortable dew points, and a nice refreshing breeze.

Conditions couldn’t be any better for a trip to the Jersey Shore, a picnic or barbecue, seeing a baseball game like the one being played between the Mets and the Texas Rangers at Citi Field, or perhaps for viewing additional fireworks.  

There is a bit of a problem along the Jersey Shore with heavy surf and dangerous rip currents.  Arthur is now a non-tropical system heading for the Canadian Maritimes, but still is stirring up the ocean.  So, you may want to stay out of the water this weekend.