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Yep, it has started

Several cells firing up NW of Baltimore. Very sticky out there with a DP here of 66

I like to have this map in August please. Simply incredible.

Another significant rainfall event, especially for the Western areas, may be possible the middle of next week prior to the Memorial Day weekend.

Looking at one of the coolest Memorial Day weekends coming up in the last several years. Surf temps near North Wildwood, NJ near 60 F. Hopefully by Father's Day weekend we experience warmer surf zone temps. Meanwhile a large area of High pressure, a heat dome, is building in the very deep South across the Gulf and will cause extreme heat in Texas. No signs of any excessive heat here for several weeks, or more.

Some super long-range looks show no real heat until early June to mid June. I like it !

@CAPE I think those storms in Southern Delaware are shifting Northwest towards you

Several big storms firing up in the southwest corner of Delaware moving northward

While not tropical, there was a deep feed of tropical moisture, I believe from the Gulf traveling North nearly 1,500 miles. Very impressive indeed !

Waves pretty crazy off North Wildwood this morning. https://northwildwood.com/north-wildwood-surf-cams/

Eastern areas ? .LONG TERM /SATURDAY THROUGH TUESDAY/... Saturday looks to be the day to monitor for any severe weather. Forcing strengthens with an incoming potent shortwave digging from the Great Lakes. At the surface, an area of low pressure slides by to the north Saturday into Saturday Night, with a cold front advancing towards and eventually through the region. Temperatures will climb into the 80s and it will feel quite muggy ahead of the front. Instability looks to be on the order of around 1000 J/kg with relatively favorable shear. Thinking any showers and thunderstorms will come in the afternoon and evening as the front arrives. Main concern would be damaging wind gusts and heavy downpours, but still a good amount of uncertainty being a few days out. Coverage in showers and thunderstorms diminishes into the night with the loss of daytime heating and passage of the front.

Next cool blast should bring excellent weather early next week. Afterwards a more active weather period may begin again.

.72 inches here, not bad. Great for the garden and trees.

Heavy rain here

.39 inches here, better than nothing.