REGION 1 FORECAST

NORTHEAST

SUMMARY: Winter will be colder than normal in the north and warmer in the south, with above-normal precipitation and snowfall. The coldest periods will be in mid-December and mid-January, with the snowiest periods in mid-December, early January, and early to mid-March. April and May will be warmer and slightly rainier than normal, with an early hot spell in early to mid-April. Summer temperatures will be slightly cooler than normal, on average, with above-normal rainfall. The hottest periods will be in late June, early to mid-July, and early August. Watch for a hurricane in early to mid-August. September and October will be cooler and rainier than normal.

NOV. 2020: Temp. 42° (1° below avg. north, 5° above south); precip. 4" (0.5" above avg.). 1–4 Rainy, mild. 5–8 Rain to snow. 9–13 Sunny, mild. 14–21 Rain and snow showers, turning cold. 22–30 Snow showers, cold.

DEC. 2020: Temp. 24° (4° below avg.); precip. 3.5" (0.5" above avg.). 1–4 Rainy periods, mild. 5–10 Flurries, cold. 11–18 Snowstorm, then flurries, very cold. 19–23 Snowstorm, then flurries, cold. 24–28 Snowy periods, mild. 29–31 Sunny, cold.

JAN. 2021: Temp. 18° (5° below avg.); precip. 4.5" (1.5" above avg.). 1–6 Snowy periods, cold. 7–12 Rain and snow, then sunny, cold. 13–18 Snow showers, very cold. 19–22 Snow north, rain south; mild. 23–31 Snow showers, turning cold.

FEB. 2021: Temp. 28° (2° above avg. north, 8° above south); precip. 3" (0.5" above avg.). 1–3 Sunny, mild. 4–8 Rain and snow showers, mild. 9–16 Periods of rain and snow, mild. 17– 21 Sunny, mild. 22–28 Rain and snow showers; cold, then mild.

MAR. 2021: Temp. 36° (2° above avg.); precip. 3.5" (0.5" above avg.). 1–8 Snow showers, cold. 9–12 Snowstorm, then flurries, cold. 13– 17 Showers, then sunny, mild. 18–27 Rainy periods, turning warm. 28–31 Sunny, mild.

APR. 2021: Temp. 49° (3° above avg.); precip. 2.5" (0.5" below avg.). 1–6 Sunny, turning cold. 7–13 Showers, then sunny, hot. 14–21 Showers, turning cool. 22–30 Rainy periods, cool.

MAY 2021: Temp. 55° (avg.); precip. 4.5" (1" above avg.). 1–3 Sunny, cool. 4–7 T-storms, cool. 8–15 Rainy periods, warm, then cool. 16–24 Isolated t-storms, turning warm. 25–31 Sunny, warm.

JUNE 2021: Temp. 69° (4° above avg.); precip. 4.5" (1" above avg.). 1–4 Sunny, hot. 5–10 Showers, cool, then warm. 11–17 Scattered t-storms, hot. 18–25 T-storms, turning cool. 26–30 Sunny, hot.

JULY 2021: Temp. 66° (4° below avg.); precip. 5" (2" above avg. north, avg. south). 1–10 Scattered t-storms, cool. 11–13 Sunny, hot. 14–17 T-storms, warm. 18–25 A few t-storms, cool. 26–31 Sunny, then t-storms, cool.

AUG. 2021: Temp. 65° (1° below avg.); precip. 4.5" (0.5" above avg.). 1–7 Scattered tstorms, turning hot. 8–10 Hurricane threat. 11–18 Sunny, cool, then warm. 19–25 A few tstorms, turning cool. 26–31 Sunny, cool.

SEPT. 2021: Temp. 59° (avg.); precip. 3.5" (0.5" below avg.). 1–2 Sunny, cool. 3–9 Rain, then sunny, warm. 10–14 Showers, warm. 15–21 Rainy periods, cool. 22–30 Sunny, turning warm.

OCT. 2021: Temp. 44° (4° below avg.); precip. 5.5" (2" above avg.). 1–9 Rainy periods, cool. 10–12 Snow showers, cold. 13–19 Rainy periods, chilly. 20–23 Sunny, cool. 24–31 Periods of rain and snow, cold.

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