Weather Saturday July 6 2024 Weekend Weather Guide: Navigating Storm Fronts and Tropical Storm Beryl with Steve Pellettiere

What if you could perfectly plan your weekend activities with the most accurate weather forecast? Join meteorologist Steve Pelletieri as he navigates the weather happenings for this first weekend of July. We'll guide you through the movements of a weather front advancing from the Ohio Valley to the Eastern Seaboard, potentially bringing showers and thunderstorms from central North Carolina all the way to coastal Maine and Massachusetts. Learn how this front will influence your weekend plans with drier conditions and nearly perfect temperatures in the 80s and 90s from DC to Boston through Monday.

Don't miss our crucial updates on Hurricane Beryl, now downgraded to a tropical storm, as it heads toward Mexico's coast near Brownsville. We'll also cover what's happening across the rest of the nation, from dry conditions on the West Coast to rain in the central U.S., and offer vital travel insights, including potential aviation delays around Atlanta. We’ll share what you need to know to make your weekend enjoyable and free from weather-related surprises. Secure your plans with the latest updates from Steve Pelletieri, your trusted weekend weather guide.
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Intense heat is expected to persist for much of the West Coast into the
weekend...

...Oppressive heat and humidity along the Eastern Seaboard but cooler than
normal in the mid-section of the country...

...Severe thunderstorms and heavy rain possible for portions of the
Mid-Atlantic states on Saturday, then across the south-central Plains
Sunday into early Monday...

...Beryl is forecast to re-intensify over the southwestern Gulf of Mexico
on Saturday and threaten the western Gulf Coast of the U.S. through the
weekend...

A relatively slow-moving weather pattern is forecast across the U.S. as we
head into the weekend.  This pattern, which features a strong ridge of
high pressure aloft in the western U.S. and a weaker ridge over the East
Coast, will sustain a heatwave for much of the West Coast states while
oppressive heat and humidity will continue along the Eastern Seaboard and
down into the Southeast and the Deep South.  The most intense heat will be
found over the interior low-elevations of the West Coast and into the
Desert Southwest where high temperatures into the 110s will be common
across the Central Valley of California on Saturday.  Widespread
temperature records are expected to be tied or broken.  The only places
where relief from the heat can be found will be the cooling effects of the
Pacific Ocean near the coast and the naturally cooler higher elevations. 
Locally higher temperatures into the 120s are possible in the typical hot
spots of the Desert Southwest.  The triple-digit heat will expand
northward into the Pacific Northwest and parts of the central Great Basin,
with widespread highs reachng into the 90s and low 100s.  The duration of
this heat is also concerning as these record-breaking temperatures are
forecast to linger into next week.  Heat impacts can compound over time,
therefore it is important to remain weather aware and follow the advice of
local officials. Heat Watches and Warnings are in effect for much of the
West. This level of heat throughout parts of the Mojave Desert and
Sacramento/San Joaquin valleys of California could pose a risk to anyone
if proper heat safety is not followed. It is imperative to stay hydrated,
out of direct sunlight, and in buildings with sufficient air-conditioning
when possible. It is also equally as important to check on the safety of
vulnerable friends, family, and neighbors.


Last but not least, interests along the western Gulf Coast should pay
close attention to the future progress of Tropical Storm Beryl, currently
traversing the Yucatan Peninsula.  Beryl is forecast to emerge into the
open waters of

Transcript

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Hi, this is meteorologist Steve Pelletieri and I am the weatherman. Thanks for checking into theweathermanpodcom on your Saturday. It is the sixth day in the month of July already and, looking at the weather situation across the nation, we see some progressive movement of a weather front moving out of the Ohio Valley heading towards the eastern seaboard, and by the eastern seaboard there could be some showers and thunderstorms as that front arrives sometime between 6 pm and 11 pm That'll be sometime in the later afternoon, early evening preceded and accompanied by some thunderstorms from right around central North Carolina all the way up through New Jersey, maryland, eastern Maryland, new Jersey, the Delmarva Peninsula and then up into coastal Maine and coastal Massachusetts. As that front moves through on Saturday evening, high pressures building in behind it. It's a warm high, so temperatures will still get up close to the 80s to near 90, but with drier conditions on both Saturday and Sunday from DC to Boston and it looks like also dry weather for Monday as well. In the meantime, hurricane Beryl has become a tropical storm as it moves into the central Gulf of Mexico, actually the central western Gulf of Mexico, just to the northwest of the Yucatan Peninsula, as it crossed there over the last 24 hours, and we'll probably make land somewhere across the coast of Mexico and Brownsville right on that border area there sometime during the overnight Saturday into Sunday Meantime West Coast also looking dry conditions.

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Sunday Meantime West Coast also looking dry conditions. Most of the rainy conditions that we see across the nation at this point From the Dakota South through sections of Oklahoma and northward into Kansas, nebraska and into Iowa and Minnesota. So Chicago is looking pretty good, but Minneapolis, st Paul, probably some thunderstorms expected For aviation interest flying about on Saturday. It looks like that possibility of some thunderstorms could slow things down a bit into the Atlanta area, but not too bad. Also, texas is looking pretty good. We do have some scattered showers around the Houston area and, as you're headed towards Dallas though, it should be dry and hot though and South Florida also just showing showers and thunderstorms around the perimeter. Most of the heaviest stuff is going to stay off into the Gulf or into the West Coast. On Saturday. I'm meteorologist Steve Pelletier and I'm the weatherman. Hope you have a great Saturday. Talk to you first thing on Sunday.