Good Saturday and welcome to the final weekend of August. Temps and humidity levels are on the rise and this will lead to an increase in scattered showers and storms. This warm and humid setup should carry us into much of next week as we watch to see what, if anything, happens with Erika.
Low and middle 80s should be common out there today with the threat for some scattered boomers.
A better threat for showers and storms will be with us Sunday as a disturbance lifts northward into the region from the Tennessee Valley. The NAM simulated radar shows this progression…
The increase in clouds and rain will keep temps several degrees lower from what we see today.
That tropical pattern continues into much of the week ahead. A daily threat for scattered showers and storms will be around with seasonally warm temps. The real heat will be well to the west and north of the Bluegrass state…
That trough across the deep south hangs around for much of the week and keeps things rather unsettled around here. What happens with Erika? The model forecasts and NHC forecasts have been less than stellar. Here’s the latest from the folks in Miami…
I will update any potential impact that may have on our weather with my next update.
Let’s track whatever is out there today…
Have a great day and take care.
Probably not much left of her by now after hitting the mountains of Hispaniola overnight..Lots of warm water though in the Gulf but probably will be sheered to rags if anything tries to redevelop..El Ninoed..
Hurricane hunters note that Erika is likely degenerating into an open trough,advisories will likely be discontinued later this morning..So much for the State of Emergency for Florida that was issued yesterday..
Can’t hep but notice the misery mongering national media licking their chops trying to relate this storm with the Katrina anniversary. If we go by their previous hyperbole, this would have been about the twentieth hurricane in ten years.
The media this morning seemed disappointed.
At best, it may prolong and increase the shower/t-shower pattern later next week. By next weekend, we could be very soggy again around here if the rain becomes more widespread instead of isolated…
CB, of COURSE the airport temperature is always warmer. That is needed to help distort the overall temperatures to keep the “narrative” going 🙂 😉
I hope that is a joke.
Ideology is an ugly thing no matter what name it may go by or whichever side of an issue is being taken. You can do better and so can your counterparts across the table.
Don’t mind a little rain but hope not for Kabur Dsy weekend. And as the CATS open the ’15 season as well as the Lindsey Wilson Blue Raiders! As far as the emergency in FL, since my sisters live there I’m glad it’s calming down! Have a great Saturday everyone and Thanjs Chris fir the update!
This is just a question. We have had 4 to 5 cyclones in the Pacific so far this year. That seems to be a high number compared to other years. Is El Nino (sp?) the cause of the number in the Pacific and the lower amount in the Atlantic?