Good Sunday, everyone. August is just about ready to give way to September and our weather pattern is finally looking and acting the part. After one major fall fling, we have steamy temps and scattered storms taking center stage in the coming days. But, for how long? I will dive into that in just a bit.
In the near-term, a disturbance works northward into the region today. This means an increase in scattered showers and storms compared to what we had Saturday. With the increase in clouds and boomers, temps will come in a few degrees cooler, too.
The week ahead will be dominated by a daily threat for a scattered shower or storm and temps on the toasty side. This is a seasonal brand ofย warm air, but with a pretty good surge in humidity. The real deal heat looks to stay west and north of our region…
It’s interesting to watch the trend of the current pattern because it pretty much fits the script of the past two years at this same time. Hmmm.
The steam and scattered storm threat should take us through the Labor Day weekend. Beyond that, changes start to show up on many of the medium range models. Look at the cool shots lining up on the European just after Labor Day…
The Canadian Model also develops a trough over the region during the same time…
The GFS Ensembles are also strongly hinting at a fairly deep trough developing around the same time…
The more things change… ๐
What’s left of Erika is still heading toward Florida, but it has a serious struggle if it wants to redevelop into something.
Let’s track the storms firing up in our neck of the woods…
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Have a great Sunday and take care.
Thanks and God bless CB
Still no rain in north Richmond. I don’t know, but about to start bringing up that D word that rhymes with doubt! ๐ ๐ Will hold off until after today though- just in case it rains ๐
BTW, is it just me or does that big brown area in the top map look like Sasquatch?
Hmm…..seems to indeed be a general resemblance at times ๐
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6SZMn_711s4
I do not believe drought is imminent.
I’m joking since CB dislikes drought talk.
http://droughtmonitor.unl.edu/data/pngs/20150825/20150825_ky_trd.png
Yeah, it definitely was not a wet August at all. In Harlan, it has ended up around 3.5 inches for the month, similar to June. Really, the only 2 wet months we have had down this part of the state was February and July which were very wet. other than that, I am not much above normal for the year-to-date rainfall contrary to most of the rest of the state. However, I am not in a drought either. Except for some patchy brown yards, the water table is still okay down this way…
3 cat 4’s currently spinning in the Pacific….Wonder if that’s the first time that’s ever happened.. El Nino alive and well..
I think were gonna have a couple healthy snows this winter
We may have more than a couple if things line up correctly…exciting indeed:)
Any talk on how early November may look?
Nws going with a hot week right through the upcoming weekend. Forecast trending hotter and drier. Maybe a day or two of flirting with the mid 90’s???