This month has been Mount Washington’s snowiest June on document — and it’s solely the eleventh of the month.

On June 10, the Mount Washington Observatory announced the mountain exceeded its earlier document, hitting 8.4 inches for the month. The observatory mentioned it has snowed on the mountain practically day by day this month.

And the snow is unlikely to cease, as one other storm system is predicted to hold over New England for a lot of this week.

Usually, the mountain’s final snowfall of the season happens in early to mid-June, the observatory mentioned. But when extra storms preserve coming, it may occur later within the month.

Why that is taking place

The wrongdoer behind the surplus snow is a “blocking sample” — a sort of climate sample that retains meteorological methods stationary as a substitute of letting them transfer to different areas.

Nationwide Climate Service (NWS) Meteorologist Sarah Thunberg mentioned the present blocking sample causes low strain methods to “get caught” over New England, holding storms in our skies. You may need seen a number of storms lasting for days this spring, she mentioned, and that’s resulting from frequent blocking patterns.

Throughout most of New England within the spring, extra storms imply extra rain, however on the highest of Mount Washington the place the elevation retains temperatures beneath freezing, which means extra snow.

Whereas colder temperatures aren’t the first motive for Mount Washington’s unseasonal quantity of snow, Thunberg mentioned, blocking patterns do trigger colder situations by stopping the solar from having the ability to heat the air and earth.

The precipitation continues this week

All of this implies a cooler, rainier begin to summer season. And that development received’t abate this week, at the very least in terms of rain.

Whereas Sunday’s sunny climate will doubtless proceed by means of Monday, the NWS predicts that showers will start Monday night time. Thunderstorms are doable within the early morning.

That rain is predicted to proceed into Tuesday morning, and thunderstorms are nonetheless doable mid-morning. The rain ought to taper off by the top of Tuesday, however showers may return as quickly as Wednesday afternoon. The NWS is predicting some rain for Wednesday night time.

Temperatures are anticipated to remain comparatively heat all through the week. The NWS is predicting highs within the higher 70s and low 80s all week, and lows at night time within the excessive 50s and low 60s.