June is often one of the best months to be in New England. Many times we get several comfortable days and abundant amounts of sunshine.
We also get the longest days of the year this month, peaking around the time of the summer solstice.
And, right on cue, we have started out June 2024 on a terrific note! After a spectacular Weekend, the lovely weather has spilled over into the start of the workweek.
Tuesday will be a tad cooler than Monday, particularly along the Shore with an onshore breeze.
We warm things up again on Wednesday with a wind shift to the southwest. Highs will reach the low to mid 80s with some increasing clouds later in the day.
Our next chance at any significant rainfall arrives on Thursday.
There may be periods of heavy rain/downpours during the day Thursday along with a few embedded thunderstorms.
The humidity will also be climbing later this week, getting a bit un-comfy on Thursday in particular.
Looking ahead to Friday and the upcoming weekend…
There will be some general “troughyness” over the Northeast and that means some unsettled weather. Not expecting any all-day washouts but, there likely will be some pop-up showers each day.
We’ve been fielding lots of questions over the last several days regarding the nasty yellow-green slime that is now coating everything from cars to patios.
Welcome to Pine pollen season!
This is NOT anything new or unusual, in fact, this same thing happens every year in the late May-early June timeframe.
Different pollens peak at different times of year and some are more noticeable than others to the naked eye and to the lungs.
Currently, we are at the intersection of two different pollen “peaks”… some tree pollens like Oak, Mulberry and Pine as well as grass pollen.
These will last another week or two and then we get a brief respite before ragweed season begins in late July and August.
What’s interesting is that many allergy reports do not even mention Pine in their list of current allergens. While Pine may be one of the most messy and visible pollens, most people are not allergic to it.
Many doctors believe that the main reason for this is the size of the average Pine pollen grains.
At 60-100 microns, Pine pollen is thought to be too large to enter the nasal passages and lungs of most allergy sufferers.
That doesn’t necessarily mean that inhaling large quantities of it won’t affect your breathing or perhaps leave you choking. However, an actual allergic reaction from Pine is somewhat rare.
Given the dry forecast for the next few days, you will continue to see clouds of yellow drifting from the Pine trees and getting all over everything.
Thankfully, some heavy rainfall on Thursday will wash a good deal of the yellow slime down the storm drains signaling the beginning of the end of the “Pine-slime” season.
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