Can't wait for warmer weather? Here's what kind of summer Somerset County may be in for.
Meteorologists are predicting a hot and wet summer for Somerset County.
"We may not have to water the lawn too often," AccuWeather Senior Meteorologist Paul Pastelok said. "The thing is: You're going to have to probably cut the lawn often."
Meteorological summer begins June 1, while the unofficial start to summer, Memorial Day, is May 30, just two days earlier. Astrological summer begins on the solstice at 5:13 a.m. June 21.
But Pastelok said the fine line between spring and summer will be a blur this year as the long-lasting warmth fast approaches.
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"We may have a lot of severe weather to deal with here in the Northeast coming early- to mid- part of the summer season," Pastelok said. "All of the ingredients are there."
What is a derecho?
Meteorologists paying attention to the long-term weather patterns warn that conditions are similar to the summer of 2012, when a derecho produced disastrous storms in the Ohio Valley and mid-Atlantic regions.
"A derecho is a long-lived complex of thunderstorms that produces destructive wind gusts of at least 58 mph over an area spanning at least 240 miles," Pastelok said. "Wind gusts often exceed the 58-mph benchmark and the storm system is sometimes referred to as an 'inland hurricane.'"
Those in Pennsylvania and along the I-95 corridor should brace for these heavy storms and possible tornadoes from June to July.
The region could also see a few heat waves. AccuWeather predicts Washington, D.C., will reach temperatures above 90 degrees on 42 to 46 days this year.
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What will the weather be like in other regions?
The Southeast and Atlantic seaboard will have rain and early-season tropical storms this summer. Those going on seven-day vacations to the mid-Atlantic or Carolina beaches will likely see rain for two or three days.
The interior west region is expected to have monsoon-like storms to come in and relieve drought conditions. The worst conditions are expected in the Texas and Oklahoma panhandles.
Out near the West Coast, another active wildfire season is predicted. Standing temperature records may be beaten in many cities, and water levels at important reservoirs could reach the lowest levels yet.
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Nationwide precipitation and temperatures
According to maps from the National Weather Service Climate Prediction Center, much of the continental U.S. will see above-average temperatures this summer, with the exception of the Great Lakes and far West Coast regions.
Temperatures have a high chance of reaching record highs in the East Coast major cities and the Four Corners.
As far as precipitation this summer, rainfall should be above average for the eastern states from Kentucky to Maryland and upstate New York to the Outer Banks, North Carolina — plus all of Florida and Arizona.
Below-average precipitation is forecasted for much of the Midwest and Northwest — especially in the western half of Kansas, according to the weather service.
This article originally appeared on The Daily American: Summer expected to be hot with a lot of storms in Somerset County
