Morning Thunder?

Wednesday July 1, 2009 06:09 AM

An upper level low pressure system located over New York State has been spinning in place for the last few days, causing daily eruptions of thunderstorms over Pennsylvania, New York and Central and Western parts of New England.

Here on Cape Cod, we have generally been far enough east and stable enough to avoid any direct impacts from the storm. That said, areas of dense fog have moved in and out of the region thanks to a muggy southerly wind.

This morning, a line of showers with embedded thunderstorms is moving east-northeastward toward the Cape from the waters south of Connecticut and Rhode Island. This line of storms is producing some heavy downpours and lots of lightning. Though this activity is likely to weaken over the next few hours, a few heavy showers and rumbles of thunder are possible across the Cape during the mid-morning hours.

The good news is, behind this brief period of wet weather, partial sunshine should emerge and temperatures should climb back into the 70s. The exception, similar to yesterday, may be parts of the Outer Cape where low clouds and fog could be tough to shake. Track the showers as they advance through the area on the Cape Cod Zoomed RADAR.