74/70 0.37 in the bucket. SKies clearing by 11AM. Warmer spots could grab another 90. EWR to 40? Trough builds in Fri (8/12) through Wed (8/17) and closes off at times, cooler, wetter especially Mon (8/15) - Tue (8/16) as cut off spins ULL through the Mid Atlantic and Northeast. Rockies / Pains Ridge heads west to the WC/Pac N-w as the Western Atlantic ridge is pushed down. Caught between the two ridges as trough builds down and cant move it out, so it will be forced back the following week. Highs near / below normal.
Western Atlantic Ridge starts to return west by Thu (8/18) and begins to push trough into the GL, with more humid /warm southerly / onshore flow an likely wetter pattern overall. Heat potential returns last 10 days of the month.