Good Friday, everyone. Temps and humidity levels are slowly rising across the Commonwealth and this is bringing an increase in showers and storms. This action carries us through the upcoming weekend, with the potential for heavy downpours. At the same time, the focus is also on twin tropical systems moving toward the United States this weekend and into early next week. Can they play a role in our weather?
Let’s kick things off with what’s going on in the precious present. The first thing you will notice about the day is the humidity increase. Clouds will be noted as temps hit the 80s. Scattered showers and thunderstorms will also become fairly common across the region. With a bit of tropical juice pushing in, heavy rainfall is likely. Here are your tracking tools…
The setup for the weekend remains fairly similar with rounds of showers and storms putting down some decent rain numbers. Local high water issues are certainly possible today through Sunday, so keep that in mind.
Our twin tropical systems are going to be headline makers through early next week as they slowly organize and head toward the Gulf of Mexico…
It continues to look very possible for two hurricanes to get into the Gulf of Mexico at the same time, potentially making landfall within hours of one another. This would certainly be historic if it happens.
Here’s the forecast track of 13…
14 is farther west, but looks to get into the Gulf…
Notice how both storms are forecast to become hurricanes and be just offshore at the same time in different parts of the Gulf of Mexico. Just… Wow!
How these two systems interact with one another remains to be seen. Both have some obstacles to overcome before reaching the Gulf, so it’s still possible they could have some issues in developing.
What impact, if any, those may have on our weather isn’t known just yet. But, I’ll take a look at that potential later today. Have a good one and take care.
Thanks Chris, Certainly an interesting tropical setup. I’m hoping the two forms of energy will be “sheared off” before they enter the Gulf of Mexico. As everyone knows the year 2020 has been the most “bizarre.” and it would not surprise me if the “curse” doesn’t continue.
Mystery solved, the brilliant Sunsets are caused by the smoke in the upper atmosphere from the many forest fires out in the Rockies and on out west. They actually have an “air quality alert” in the state of Colorado.
Depression 13 has just been named Tropical Storm Laura and is currently moving to the west and is expected to strengthen in the Atlantic Basin.