May 31.                     min.         max.      avg

Bitt 2nw valley       60.8          74.8       67.8

Garrett College       65.9          77.1      71.5

Can-Heights           62.9           73.2      68.1

CRN-Canaan          62.3           72.1      67.2

Cabin Mt.               60.3           70.7      65.6

Cabin Mt north no data no

Spruce Knob         59.2          70.5      64.8

Snowshoe/S.C       61.3           70.5     65.9

Can-Valley Floor

Green Bank Obs.  no data

7Springs                 67.3         78.4     72.9

On and off rain, intervals with sun. Muggy day

Temp profile

Rainfall past 48 hours with brunt past 24 hours. Flooding in skyline drive area

Radar today

Satellite this afternoon

May Summary

Bittinger 2nw Valley and Canaan data put together by Dave Lesher

Overall a warmer than normal May, and wetter than normal. After a cold April we went into May leafless and that carried into mid month, and some areas to week 3 with minimal foliage. Thoughts on that, that limits evapotranspiration and allows for more daytime heating in an already warm pattern. So, a cold April can IMO contribute to an even warmer May due to that. By no means was that a cause of warmth, the overall pattern flipped to a summerlike one after the cold April. Lots of cloudy nights with the wet held temps up overnights. Overall combo of the above led to a very warm May.

 

18Z GFS modeled temps next 10 days. Possibility next week as brief high works in, if it times out correctly, the coldest valleys could run a frost risk.

12Z ECMWF a bit different look on the coming cool.