Graduation Forecast (24 MAY 2018)

  POSTED ON: Thursday, May 24, 2018 8:26 AM by Meteorologist A.R. Davies

Executive Summary:

• Thursday: Sunny and pleasant. Northeast wind 5-10 mph. High near 80 ^oF.
• Friday: Sunny and seasonably warm with gradually increasing humidity. South wind 8-13 mph. High: 80-84 ^oF.

Forecast Discussion:

High pressure overhead on Thursday will result in sunny conditions with a light northeast wind. The northly flow will keep the humidity low for a pleasant Spring day at the Academy. As projected by the NAM/Wrf Model below, the temperature will be in the mid- 70’s for the start of the Color Parade on Thursday.

The area of high pressure will move offshore Thursday night/Friday morning and become entrench off the U.S. East coast and near Bermuda through early next week. As a result, southerly flow will pull a warm and moist air mass into our region over the weekend. On Friday, plan on temperatures in the upper-60’s at 0800 EDT and increasing under sunny skies to near 80^oF by noon. The southerly flow will gradually increase the dew point temperature and humidity throughout the day as well. As projected by the NAM/Wrf Model blow, the resulting Heat Index will creep into the low- to mid-80’s by the end of Graduation on Friday.

Category: General Interest