Adirondack Balloon Flights Blog

The forecast for the week is typical for summer. We have a decent day for flying today, Monday, with high pressure in the area. A complex weather system over the center of the nation approaches with increasing clouds, along with showers and thunderstorms for the middle of the week. High pressure will build-in late on Wednesday, bringing a sultry Thursday, with another system moving through on Friday, clearing out in time for the coming weekend. We have space available on many flights. Call or email us if interested in flying this week.

It might be flyable on Friday morning, but that appears to be about it until possibly the Sunday PM flight or Monday. The forecast is not promising. And to the details….The high pressure ridge, responsible for our recent heat wave, will begin to break down today as low pressure retrogrades toward the East Coast today. A weak cool front will approach from the east this afternoon, triggering isolated thunderstorms. A stronger cold front will approach from the West Friday night into Saturday, preceded and accompanied by showers and thunderstorms. Cooler and less humid conditions follow for Saturday night and Sunday.

HHH; hazy, hot and humid is what we have until frontal passage this weekend. There will be no afternoon flights scheduled in this heat, until we get the frontal passage. Now, the details-High pressure centered near the mid Atlantic region will produce hazy, hot and humid conditions for the next several days. High temperatures are expected to reach and exceed 90 degrees into the latter portion of the week, resulting in a heat wave. A disturbance will approach for the south and east resulting in an increased chance of showers and thunderstorms starting on Thursday, and lasting into the first half of the coming weekend.

Due to the heat, we will only be doing balloon rides in the morning during the week. It will be way to hot to do flights in the afternoon. The flying weather for our morning rides should be good for Tuesday and Wednesday. After that, the weather gets marginal for any flying until sometime over the weekend, after we get a frontal passage and a change in the weather. Call if you are interested in flying, we have space available.