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September 2015 is looking a lot like September 2014 in Southeastern New England. You may not remember it, but last September was very dry, with just 19% of the normal rainfall in Providence. It was also warmer than normal, but not as toasty as this September. If we don’t seen any measurable rain for the rest of this month, which is a distinct possibility, then there will be 28% of the normal precipitation for the month in Providence.

A northeast breeze will keep the temperature close to normal through the end of the workweek. A storm off the Mid-Atlantic coast may drift far enough north to bring mostly cloudy skies at times this weekend and early next week. At this point, it looks unlikely that the storm will come close enough for steady rain in RI and/or SE MA between Sunday and Tuesday. If the storm stays out to sea, as expect, then the dry pattern which began on September 14 may last through the end of the month. There are signs, however, that the pattern will get more active by mid-October. See the video for more.

This week will be one of the nicest of the year in Southeastern New England. We are enjoying warm afternoons and comfortable nights, with low humidity and clear skies. The great weather will last into the weekend. A cold front will pass on Sunday, but there will likely not be much, if any, rain with it. Look for a cool-down early next week before it warms up again in the midweek. We’ll be keeping an eye on any unsettled weather off the Southeast or Carolina coasts, but it looks like high pressure over the Northeast will be strong enough to keep it at bay (or sea).

September will go in the books with well above normal temperatures and below normal precipitation (for most of the area). There are some spots that picked up heavy rain with last week’s thunderstorms, but they were not widespread enough to cover all RI and SE MA.

September is cooking so far in Southeastern New England. The temperature is running more than 4° warmer than normal in the Providence area. It hit 90° at TF Green on Monday afternoon. Another 90° day is likely on Tuesday. The humidity is sticking around, too. Lows will be about 10° warmer than normal through the middle of the week. Wednesday afternoon may not be as hot with more of a southerly component to the wind, but it will still be much warmer than normal for September.

Cooler weather finally arrives late in the workweek. With it will come showers and thunderstorms Thursday and/or Friday. The best chance of rain is from Thursday afternoon through Friday morning. There is a good possibility of a decent soaking – at least for some of Southeastern New England as low pressure that is near Florida today is drawn north by the approaching cold front.

The early outlook for the weekend is for better weather on Saturday than Sunday. Both days look seasonable with highs in the 70s. Sunday does not look like a washout, but we’ll keep an eye on a similar setup to Friday, with a storm possibly developing along a front. The early to middle part of next week looks dry and seasonable. Showers are possible late next week. Overall, the relatively warm September will continue, just not to the degree that we’re seeing now. Check out the video for more.

15 of the last 16 days of August were warmer than normal in the Providence area. The temperature hit 90° six times during the month. The average temperature was 2.6° warmer than normal. There was 77% of the normal precipitation at TF Green, but that number varies throughout Southern New England due to the localized nature of the thunderstorms this month.

We will roll into September with more summer-like weather through the middle of the week. A brief cool-down to near normal conditions is likely Friday into early Saturday before it starts to heat back up Sunday into Labor Day. Highs in the 90s are possible on Monday. Aside from a passing shower or thunderstorm late Thursday, there is not much of a rain threat in the next week.

While the first week of September will be much warmer than normal, it looks like the middle of the month will be closer to normal in terms of both temperature and precipitation. The pattern will get more active, and cold fronts will bring rain threats every three days or so. Hurricane season peaks in the next week. Other than Hurricane Fred, which is a threat only to the Eastern Atlantic Ocean islands, there is not much going on in the tropics. Check out the video for more.

August continues to trend warmer than normal in Southeastern New England. High temperatures during this humid stretch have not been too far above normal, but the low temperatures have been 6-10° warmer than normal. Through Monday, the month is running about 2° warmer than normal in the Providence area. Showers were limited over the weekend, and it looks like August will be a drier than normal month in Southeastern New England.

The humidity will finally break on Wednesday as a cold front moves offshore. We are expecting delightful weather late in the workweek. Highs will be near 80 with partly to mostly sunny skies. It will get warmer this weekend. Right now, Saturday looks like the nicer of the two days. Sunday may feature more clouds as very warm weather advances into the Eastern United States.

An early-September heat wave is not out of the question next week. A big ridge in the jet stream will set up shop over the Eastern United States, and that will pump the heat into the Northeast. There should be at least one 90° day in Southeastern New England, and if it comes together just right, there may be several.

We’ll also look for more action in the tropics. Danny fizzled, but another wave may develop in its wake. It’ll be no threat to land for a while.