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By WeatherBug's Intern Meteorologist, Christopher Smith
The 4th of July holiday weekend will continue a similar pattern seen this summer thus far, with hot, dry air enveloping the Northern Tier while the South stays seasonably cool beneath the clouds.
Saturday
Beachgoers in the East may be disappointed as Saturday looks to be the worst beach day of the holiday weekend. A pesky low-pressure system off the Northeast Coast will keep the clouds and spotty showers along the immediate coast from the Mid-Atlantic to New England. In addition, an easterly wind will keep temperatures unseasonably cool, in the 60s and 70s. Meanwhile, a lingering cold front will prompt afternoon showers and storms along the Southeast and Gulf coasts as temperatures are held in the low to mid 80s.
Elsewhere, a large high pressure area dominating the Central U.S., will yield sunshine, comfortable humidity levels and temperatures in the 80s to lower 90s.
Farther west, a few monsoonal showers and storms are possible across the Southwest during the afternoon. Otherwise across the West, the summer heat and bone-dry weather will continue as temperatures soar into the 90s and triple digits with only the high elevations and immediate coast enjoying cooler 70s and 80s.
Sunday
Improved beach weather returns to the Mid-Atlantic and Northeast for the 4th of July as high pressure builds east. Temperatures will still be refreshingly cool in the 70s and 80s, but peeks of sunshine will return, except for northern New England where the clouds will be hard to shake. Great fireworks weather looks to be on display by evening from Washington, D.C., to New York.
Unfortunately for the south, there will not be much improvement heading into Sunday as a front remains stalled just north of the Gulf Coast. Afternoon showers and storms look to be triggered from Texas to Florida.
The central and western U.S. will see similar weather to Saturday’s with a large area of high pressure bringing warm temperatures ranging from the mid to upper 80s in the Great Lakes, Middle Mississippi Valley, central Plains and Rockies to the 90s and triple digits across the northern Plains and much of the West. A few afternoon storms could pop across the Southwest and High Plains with intense daytime heating, but coverage looks to be isolated.
Monday
Many will observe the 4th of July holiday Monday and more of the same weather can be expected. The Northern Tier will see above-average temperatures with highs reaching the 80s and 90s from New England to the Pacific Northwest. Showers and storms may pop across the northern Plains and Upper Midwest as a weak cold front sags southward.
The West will continue to bake as high pressure draws hot, dry air northward. The mercury will glide past the century mark across the Desert Southwest while 70s and 80s are found closer to the coast.
Moving south, like a broken-record, gray skies will continue to put a damper on the Gulf Coast as a stalled front shows no signs of moving. In addition, South Florida will need to be on the lookout for tropical trouble as gusty winds and heavy rains could push into the area by nightfall as what is now Tropical Storm Elsa could be approaching.