Flying Low by EssG on Gothamist Contribute Today's weather is shaping up to be the same as every previous day this week. Sunny in the morning, clouding up in the afternoon. With the clouds comes a slight chance of a shower or thunderstorm. For a little variety today may warm to the upper 70s. At 7:59 EDT this evening the sun will be directly over the Tropic of Cancer somewhere in the Pacific Ocean......

US surface weather map from Weather.com When Gothamist glanced at the current weather map above we said "look, the Bermuda High" has arrived. It must be summer." Upon closer examination we see that this high is a temporary visitor, an imposter, and not the summer fixture. Nonetheless, an anticyclone is an anticyclone and this one will keep the city warm and sunny today. Expect highs in the upper-70s. Tonight an irresistible force (a cold......

Might we just say that Gothamist really dislikes this muggy weather. Normally we are as sweet as a sugarcube but with high humidity here today, tomorrow, next week we know we will be cranky. We're sitting on the west side of the Bermuda High, meaning lots of subtropical air is over the city. A weak cold front currently stretched across the Great Lakes is trying to sweep the sweaty air away, but it is going......

Here's a fascinating fact for impressing your friends this evening. At 8 p.m. the earth will be at its furthest distance from the sun for the year. The planet's revolution around the sun is slightly elliptical. Today we're about 94.5 million miles from the sun. Early next January we'll be only 91.5 million miles away (as demonstrated by this awesome graphic). The date of the aphelion has only a slight affect on seasonal temperatures, which......

As tankengine's picture above attests, today's air quality is not so good. Heat, humidity, stagnant air and lots of sun have combined to raise our ozone and particulate counts high enough to warrant an Air Quality Alert. The hot and humid air are going to fall just shy of the mark needed to declare a heat advisory, but it will still be plenty miserable outside. Gothamist mentioned tips to beat the heat yesterday. The......

There's a slow-motion battle of the blobs shaping up in the atmosphere above the eastern U.S. this week. So far this summer our weather has been dominated by the Beast of the East otherwise known as the Bermuda High. The clockwise flow of air around the Bermuda High brings us the heat and humidity of the tropics. Later in the week the jet stream, which is already to our north, is going to retreat further......

Last month tied January 1913 as the fourth warmest January on record. The average temperature in Central Park was 40.9 degrees, 8.8 degrees above normal. Much of the Midwest and Great Plains had their warmest January's ever. The warm trend continues into February but for how long? The clouds are giving us warmus interruptus today but tomorrow will be a sunny, warm mid-winter day. The sunshine means that Staten Island Chuck will see his shadow,......

No, not a refreshing gazpacho. The air outside is more like a thin, tepid potato-leek. Maybe Gothamist should leave the metaphor and simile writing to professionals. Whatever flavor, the soup is going to be here for the rest of the week. There's a cold front practically on top of us today as the Bermuda High to our south and a Canadian High to our north duke it out. The presence of the front means there's......

The forecast has changed but a smidgen since Monday. Now we're expecting temperatures in the mid-80s rather than the lower-80s through Friday. Don't be surprised if it rains, and if it does rain don't be surprised if it rains heavily, if briefly. Assuming that cold front to our north makes its way down here, our holiday weekend weather will be a welcome change: sunny, warm and dry. It's warm most everywhere. Well, it is summer,......

As you may have noticed the humidity is on the oppressive side today. Get used to it. A Bermuda High is large and in charge and not going anywhere this week. We may see some light showers over the next couple of hours. For the rest of the week, repeat after Gothamist: Mostly cloudy, warm and humid. Highs in the lower 80s, maybe warmer on Friday. Chance of showers and thundershowers later in the day.......

It was chilly on both Saturday and Sunday morning, but not quite chilly enough to set a record. We came within two degrees on Saturday and four degrees on Sunday. Yesterday turned out especially nice and Gothamist explored northern Manhattan on his bicycle to the point of exhaustion. How did you take advantage of the lovely weather? This week is starting out with more typical summer weather –we are once again under the influence......

Today Gothamist Weather introduces a semi-regular (i.e. when we remember to do it) feature in which we compare the various forecasts for our area. Since we are easily confused we'll keep this simple and just look at one element of the forecast. In honor of our hot, humid weather here are today's predicted maximum temperatures: National Weather Service (NWS) – 90 (redistributed by Fox 5, WB 11, and Weather Underground) NWS Model Output Statistics –......

- The Crossing of Venus. If you missed it, set your alarm for 2012. - The Bermuda High - Blue Sky Flu, with a link to an excuse page - Why we don't really have to worry about new Ice Ages anytime soon - Musings on heat and RealFeel temperature Plus daily forecasts that take on the controversial topics of sparkling water, ants, and lip gloss with SPF. Speaking of, thanks to C for pointing......

Wednesday was miserable. It was hot, humid, the air quality was bad, and what made it even worse, Gothamist is still battling a mysterious sickness he's had for almost a month now. While the temperature reached 91F, it sure as hell felt hotter than that. That would be due to the fact that the heat index was a lot higher (98F). Heat index is a measure of how hot it feels. When your body gets......

Gothamist had the heat on at night last week when we were in central New York and northern Vermont so we were ill-prepared to return to the sauna of Manhattan. We have a Bermuda High to thank for the hot and sticky weather this week. The vigor of atmospheric circulation results from the temperature difference between the equator and poles. Temperatures near the equator stay relatively constant throughout the year. As the northern hemisphere heats......