Northeast to warm up, may turn smoky following wet start to week

A beautiful stretch of weather over the weekend will give way to more storminess and cooler weather to begin the second week of June in the Northeast, but AccuWeather meteorologists are expecting more consistent summer warmth to then take over in the region through the middle of the month.

The mid-month warmth will not come, however, with consistent dry weather, as rounds of summertime showers and storms will impact areas that are already waterlogged since a very wet May. There can also be a return of smoke from Canadian wildfires .

"The rain and clouds will keep temperatures up to 10 degrees below the historical average to start the week," said AccuWeather Senior Meteorologist Chad Merrill. "The good news for those yearning for summer weather is that high pressure and much warmer we