Warmth Will be Hard to Come by in the Northeast Heading Into New Week

Drier weather is on the way for the Northeast. But will it remain that way? Read on for details on what you can expect in the coming days in this corner of the country.

Warmup in Store for the Northeast - But Will it Have Staying Power?

The chaotic weather pattern in the northeastern U.S. is going to persist for the short term.  Last week's record-breaking heat quickly gave way to a chilly and wet Memorial Day weekend. While the warmer and drier conditions will take over beginning on Tuesday, the roller coaster weather pattern will mean more rain and chill by the end of the week.

Mother Nature was not kind to those with outdoor plans over the long weekend. Frequent rain showers and unseasonably cool temperatures were the story for most of the Northeast. The start of the holiday weekend saw some of the coldest days in recorded history for the end of May. Approximately 1 to 3 inches of rain was recorded over the weekend in a zone stretching from the Ohio Valley to southern New England.

High pressure began to build over portions of the Midwest on Sunday. This zone of drier air began to move into the interior Northeast by late Monday. While the signs of a change were in the air by the end of the weekend, it remained cloudy and cool for much of the Northeast through the holiday

Tuesday is when residents can expect to see more sustained warmth and drier conditions. The forecast is calling for a return to temperatures that hover at historical averages as the new work week begins.

Normal readings for the last week of May range from the upper 60s across New England to the mid 70s in the major cities of the Northeast corridor. This compares to readings that struggled to climb out of the 50s over the Memorial Day weekend.

Tuesday and Wednesday are expected to be the warmest days of the week for most of the cities along the populated Interstate 95 corridor. For example, Philadelphia is forecast to see highs reach the 80-degree threshold on both of these days, despite cloudy skies.

An uptick in the humidity levels will also make it feel slightly warmer than what the air temperature indicates. The muggy and warm weather will feel even more so on the heels of the chilly weekend. While the change in the temperatures will certainly feel noticeable, the region is not expected to be under the extreme heat of a week ago.

The rain will also finally dissipate as the mercury inches up. This will give residents the chance to get out and do the yard work that they may have had to delay because of the wet weather.

While most of the region will be dry throughout the week, forecasters are warning that scattered rain showers may persist in some areas of the mid-Atlantic through Wednesday. The area to the south of the border between Maryland and Pennsylvania is most likely to see the moisture persist. Some isolated areas in the Northeast may see brief periods of rain at times.