Cool, fall-like stretch ahead

Happy Sunday! The brutal heat that summer 2020 has brought here in New England has lost its grip slightly. Today, temperatures will not surpass 70 °F, when the average temperature for August 30 here in Vermont is 77 °F, so it'll be a cooler day than normal.

GFS temperatures through Thursday evening (Tropical Tidbits)

The above GIF shows the GFS model output for temperatures every 6 hours through Thursday evening. Notice the evenings where the green shade covers our region. That green shade corresponds with temperatures in the 40s and 50s which will feel great after this long summer with relentless heat.

You may be thinking, it's September already, shouldn't temperatures naturally be cooler now? That is correct, but temperatures over the next week will actually be below normal for this time of year. Here is the same GIF as above, except it shows temperature anomaly from normal.

GFS temperature anomaly through Thursday evening (Tropical Tidbits)

Especially early on in the upcoming week, we can expect cooler than average temperatures for this time of the year. The GIF shows that temperatures will trend warmer during the latter part of the week, but the cool air that we'll have to start the coming week will certainly be welcome and give a nice taste of fall.