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The clouds may be gloomy but kinky weather pr0n fans should take cheer, there's a twisted meteorological three-way going on outside. An upper-level trough on top, a surface high pressure system on the bottom, and the remnants of Ida trying to wedge itself between the two will determine the weather for the rest of the week. The trough is providing the energy to make the atmosphere unstable, Ida's leftovers are providing the moisture and the high pressure will mostly prevent anything from happening.

There is a cold front ready to rescue us from this week's heat and humidity melodrama. Unfortunately the front will have to wait in the wings as diva Hurricane Bill lights up the stage. Bill isn't going to make landfall in the US but it will cause dangerous rip currents this weekend. Be careful!

If you were caught in this morning's rain and thought it was heavy wait a few hours! A warm front is slowly making it's way northward today. Showers and thunderstorms ahead of the front should arrive this afternoon and last through the evening. The expected rain is heavy enough to warrant a flash flood watch but not enough to make 2009 the wettest June-July on record! Unless three inches of rain falls, 2009 willl have to settle for second place behind 1975. Less than six inches of rain is needed by the end of August for Central Park to have its rainiest summer ever. Hip hip hooray!

In case you were worried, weather conditions today promise to be a lot quieter than yesterday, when several storm cells blasted their way through the city.. Lightning, hail, a funnel cloud in Queens and lots of downed trees and urban flooding were the rule across the region. While the city will see plenty of heat and humidity, and perhaps a late-afternoon shower, there's nothing around to kick off severe thunderstorms. If today's high reaches the Weather Channel predicted 87 degrees it will be the first warmer-than-average day this month.

There's one more day of rain to contend with before the dry weekend. Two upper level disturbances are going to pass overhead today. You know the drill, look out for scattered showers and thunderstorms from early this afternoon through the evening. These are expected to be slow-moving storms, so they may dump lots of rain where they strike. Also, small hail and gusty winds. We'll see highs from the mid 70s to near 80.

June 12th. The temperature has not been above normal since June 12th. Today threatens to be the first warmer than average day in more than two weeks. This morning's low was 65 degrees. The mercury at Belvedere Castle will need to climb to the predicted high of 85 in order for us to break the cool weather streak. Believe it or not, there is only a slight chance of a shower or thunderstorm this afternoon.

Enjoy the sun while you can as it is only making a brief appearance today. A line of fairly intense showers and thunderstorms has broken out northwest of the city and is headed this way. The atmosphere over the city is a bit more stable than that inland, which means the showers will meet some resistance as they get closer. Scattered showers and thunderstorms may stick around through the evening.

Unsettled is this week's weather theme. The primarily west-to-east flow of the summer jet stream will let surface fronts flop around like an oversized Montauk Monster in its death throes. Okay, we're not exactly sure what that analogy is supposed to mean, but there's a weak cold front approaching the city today. The front will stall south of town and make the humid air less stable, leading to an increasing chance of showers from this afternoon through tomorrow. Look for highs in the 70s both days.

The weather word for the next three days is rain. Can you say rain? Rain is special. Rain makes the flowers bloom and lets farmers grow fruits and vegetables; healthy foods that you can ignore in favor of donuts and bacon. Three straight days of rain will make adult New Yorkers mutter bad words under their breath. Bad, bad words.

Hey, was that snow? Yes. Yes it was. Nobody ever said April showers were limited to rain. Expect more light rain or snow showers through this afternoon as an upper-level disturbance does its thing while passing through the region. Any precipitation will add to the rawness of what is turning out to be a cold and windy spring day. The high should barely make 50 today.

Lots of excellent weather action going on today. The source of weather fun is a big old low pressure system moving up the Ohio Valley toward Buffalo. Tentacle-like warm and cold fronts extending from that low will give New York a variety of springtime weather over the weekend.

Instead of another disappointing coastal storm that have been so common this winter, today brings us a storm that's much more spring-like in nature. The storm, which brought a killer tornado to Oklahoma overnight is bringing a variety of spring weather to the East coast today and tomorrow. For starters, it's warm air from the Gulf coast. Look for a high this afternoon in the upper 50s to lower 60s. Heck, JFK already set a record high of 61 this morning.

An entertaining, and possibly very wet, weather situation is developing for today. Normally, synoptic scale cold and warm fronts that stretch for hundreds of miles don't collide with one another. They are just the boundaries between colliding blobs of air. A tired old cold front sits just to the west of the city this morning. Acting alone the front might kick off a few showers as it slowly crawls eastward, finally passing through the city tomorrow afternoon. However, the tired cold front won't be acting alone.

The flood advisory and severe thunderstorm warning have both expired. Nearly an inch of rain fell in Central Park, while 1.64 inches soaked LaGuardia this morning. The rain is quickly moving out of the city, but there's a possibility for more storms later this afternoon. This morning's rain, and yesterday afternoon's half-hearted attempt at a storm, are being flung at the city by an upper level low pressure system that has been swirling its way across Ontario and New England. The low will be close enough that there is a chance of heavy showers at least through midnight tonight.

Darn! Gothamist was in Milwaukee this week and missed yesterday's severe weather. Long Island and Connecticut bore the worst of it. Penny-sized hail fell on Centerport while pricier Plainview felt nickel-sized hail. Across Long Island Sound, parts of Bridgeport had quarter-sized hail covering the ground. Waterspouts were seen over the sound and eastern Long Island had wind gusts up to 60 miles an hour.

There's still a chance of a shower, possibly with heavy rainfall, this morning, but that chance should be gone by early afternoon. The extreme humidity will disappear soon thereafter as the low pressure system bringing the rain moves east of the city, pulling drier air along behind it. The blob of hot air that has brought 12 straight days of 100+ degree weather to Dallas has moved east and will skirt just south of the city this week. If you want hot, Philadelphia will be in the mid 90s today.

Same old weather story again today. It's summertime and you've got to go up to the Arctic to even see mildly cold air. Without any big temperature differences the atmosphere slows way down. Consequently, it'll be warm and humid again today, enough so to trigger an air quality alert for this afternoon. Whether the high stays in the mid 80s or reaches 90 depends on how soon the clouds arrive this afternoon.

A cold front has been slowly approaching the city since last night. The front is going to take all day and probably all night to move completely through the area. Little waves of low pressure like to surf along the frontal boundary. Those waves are likely to kick off showers and thunderstorms from now until tomorrow night. Given how thick the air is with moisture, some of those storms are going to contain periods of intense rain, gusty winds and possibly hail. The likelihood of intense rains has cautioned the issuing of a flash flood watch this afternoon through tomorrow. More ominously, as the day progresses conditions might approach those needed to produce an isolated tornado. The high today will be in the sticky low 80s.

Do you know what yesterday, today and tomorrow have in common? Statistically speaking, they are the hottest days of the year, averaging 85 for a high and 70 for a low. In that sense the recent hot spell peaked just about on time. Although the heat advisory is still in effect, today shouldn't be as warm as the weekend as the temperature will probably top out around 90. There's a slight chance of showers and thunderstorms this afternoon. Tomorrow will be very similar, very warm with a chance of showers.

Like many of us the atmosphere slows down in the summer. A good example of that slowness is the approaching cold front that is kicking off this morning's rain. It has taken nearly a day to travel from Central New York to the northwestern suburbs of the city. The front will take another couple of hours to move through the city so the showers may stick around until early afternoon. Temperatures will be on the low side this morning but should rebound to a near normal high of 83 this afternoon.

Lots of weather action is in store for today. First, there's a chance of showers for the remainder of the morning. The showers are the remains of storms that formed last night over Pennsylvania. The clouds from those storms will keep today cooler than originally anticipated. Expect a high in the mid 80s. This afternoon's rain is almost a certainty as Gothamist forgot to bring an umbrella to work.

Independence Day is turning out humid and gray. There will be an occasional light shower this afternoon and a pretty good chance for showers or thunderstorms this evening. You can probably make it through the Feelies/Sonic Youth show without getting too wet, but it would be a good idea to bring an umbrella if you're going to see the fireworks this evening.

Will somebody please pick up the needle? If you'll excuse the nearly dead metaphor, the skipping record that the weather has become will continue through tomorrow. Today and tomorrow should be hazy, warm and humid with a chance of showers and thunderstorms in the afternoon and evening. Like over the weekend some of those showers could contain heavy downpours -there's lots of water that could be wrung out of the air. Tomorrow might turn out to be a degree or two cooler as a weak and dissipating cold front moves through town.

This week's weather forecasts haven't been too accurate, but we'll try again. It now appears that the weekend will be hazy, hot and humid with a chance of showers or thunderstorms each day through Sunday. Showers are already popping up around the metro area this morning. Later in the day those showers may contain heavy downpours. This afternoon's high will be in the sticky upper 80s.

Look up. You see those wispy high cirrus clouds out there? They are harbingers of doom, or at least a rainy Saturday. Before then today will bring another promise of summer with a max temperature flirting with 80 degrees and a mostly sunny sky. The change will begin after bar-closing time tonight. That's when a warm front will pass through the city. Once it does, there will be an increasing chance of showers through the day tomorrow. Showers and thundershowers are expected to be widespread by Saturday afternoon. Be aware that there's a slight chance that some of the thunderstorms could produce high winds and hail.

US surface weather map from Weather.com

Ah, rain. After a two-week dry spell, punctured by a few drops over the weekend, the city is finally getting a good soaking. This comes as welcome relief for anyone suffering from tree pollen allergies. The rain is also a relief for those of us who climb the stairs in Morningside Park every day as the urine stench was getting to be a bit much.

The last full day of winter is going to be wet. A low pressure system is moving up through Pennsylvania today as it heads toward the Canadian Maritimes. Steady rain and fog are expected to continue over the city through noon. The warm front that projects off the low should arrive early this afternoon. Once it does the steady rain will turn showery. Showers will last until a cold front sweeps through tomorrow morning. Late tonight some of those showers could be in the form of a thunderstorm. An excellent way to herald the vernal equinox at 1:48 a.m. EDT!