Some Results of May's Long-Range Weather Forecasts

On April 8th, 2006, May's long-range weather forecasts for the Northeast U.S. were posted. Here are some results of the first of these forecasts.

Click here for May 2006 Long-Range Forecasts.

Forecast

May 4-6, 2006: Fair and dry conditions with a lower range of temperatures are indicated for the area after a storm system hits around the 3rd.

Results

May 3, 2006: The Weather Channel
Precipitation will plod into western portions of the Northeast Thursday (4th) at the same time a wet weather system that has plagued New England over the past couple of days slinks away into the Atlantic.

May 5, 2006: National Weather Service
REGIONAL WEATHER SUMMARY FOR NEW YORK AND VERMON
TNATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE
ALBANY NY
825 PM EDT FRI MAY 05 2006

SYNOPSIS...DRY NORTHWEST FLOW WILL DOMINATE THE WEATHER TONIGHT.TOMORROW... TEMPERATURES WILL COOL TOMORROW...

WEATHER SUMMARY FOR SOUTHEAST NEW YORK...NORTHEAST NEW JERSEY AND SOUTHERN CONNECTICUT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE
UPTON NY
330 PM EDT FRI MAY 5 2006

MOSTLY CLEAR SKIES AND LIGHT NORTHERLY WINDS WILL KEEPTEMPERATURES A FEW DEGREES COOLER THAN NORMAL SATURDAY (6th)NIGHT.

Forecast
May 6-8, 2006: The arrival of a colder air mass over the Northeast will result in precipitation.

May 6, 2006: The Weather Channel
Northeast
Low pressure aloft over eastern Canada will keep showers in the Saturday forecast across northern sections of New York and New England. Colder air will also slide into the area.

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE
BUFFALO NY
426 AM EDT SAT MAY 6 2006A

FROST ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM TO 8 AM SUNDAY.THE COMBINATION OF CLEARING SKIES AND DIMINISHING WINDS WILL ALLOW
TEMPERATURES TO DIP INTO THE LOWER AND MID 30S TONIGHT.

May 6, 2006: Accuweather

The east...will be stuck in a cool flow with temperatures in the 50s. This will be the result of a weak cool front dropping down from Canada, heading toward the Northeast.