Good Sunday to one and all. To say this has been a stormy pattern would be an understatement and we have a few more storms rumbling across the state today as the first of two cold fronts sweep through. This will usher in a much better pattern and it’s one straight out of September for the week ahead. A week we will also be watching what’s going on down in the Gulf.
Today’s cold front will collide with the steamy air and spit out a few more clusters of storms. Some of these may be on the strong or locally severe side, especially across the east. Here’s today’s Severe Weather Outlook from the SPC…
Your radars will help guide you through the scattered storm filled day…
All of this adds to our super soaker of a 2 week period across Kentucky. Look at the above normal rainfall for the two week period ending on Friday…
If we expand that out to show the year to date rainfall departures, most of the state is above normal, with several spots in the well above normal range…
The air behind this front looks pretty darn nice for Monday, but the second front arriving early Tuesday is the one that delivers the goods. Highs in the 70s and lows in the 50s settle in for the middle of the week as humidity levels come way down. The models continue to spit our multiple days with lows way down there.
A September pattern wouldn’t be complete without something tropical trying to develop and that’s what we have down in the Gulf of Mexico. This has been on our radar for more than a week and the National Hurricane Center is now tracking the disturbance…
What happens with this system will ultimately be determined by another deep trough digging into the eastern half of the country next weekend. This delivers another blast of September air, but it will be several days before we can fully see what impact it will have on the system likely heading toward Texas of Louisiana. The latest models continue to offer their usual varied solutions…
GFS
CANADIAN
EUROPEAN
The combo of the trough and the tropical system could make for some wet times around here if they can play a game of hook up.
Have a sensational Sunday and take care.
Yesterday the GFS had the low in the gulf almost stationary. Now it has it headed right over the top of Ky.
Tomorrow it will probably have the low moving towards the equator. LOL.
Anyway it’s still great to see the humidity levels will be coming down next week.
Chicago wound up setting an all-time record Saturday with the most precipitation for the date in the cluster of strong t-storms that moved through in the afternoon. 1.50 inches of rain fell, breaking the old record of 1.46 inches back in 1946. Much-needed rains for sure, as this was the first time this year that O’Hare Airport received at least one inch of rain!
The NWS forecast office in the SW Suburbs received 0.77 inches of rain.
The high of 93 degrees at O’Hare was just four degrees shy of Chicago’s record high for the date of 97. It actually turned out to be a nice late afternoon and evening as skies cleared after the storms passed through.
Chicago wound up setting a record with the most rain for the date Saturday, as 1.50 inches of rain fell at O’Hare Airport in the cluster of strong storms that p-a-s-s-e-d through in the afternoon. Much needed rains indeed, as this was the first time this year that O’Hare received at least one inch of rain!
The NWS forecast office in the SW Suburbs received 0.77 inches of rain.
The high temp of 93 degrees at O’Hare was just four degrees shy of the all-time record high for the date of 97. It actually turned out to be a nice late afternoon and evening as skies cleared after the cluster of storms moved out.
I was trying to figure out why my original comment was deleted, and it was because I didn’t have any dashes in the word p-a-s-s-e-d. I wish Akismet could do a lot better with seeing the difference between a good word and a bad word!
The next time before you pressed the comment button copy all your statement. If A. met blocks it you have the opportunity to paste and review it.
I have never tried it but that might work.
We finally hit the 90 degree mark yesterday late afternoon. Over the last two weeks we have had about normal rainfall and a lot of cloudy days. Severe weather and the typical late afternoon thundershowers have been absent.
5.39″ for the month of June here in Clark County, and YTD, we’re +7.35″ (134.5%) above normal. During the storms yesterday, I had recorded a peak gust of 27 mph, but I think that’s HIGHLY conservative, given the downed branches I saw in my neighborhood. I’m convinced the winds were closer to 40-50 mph.
I’m hoping against a repeat today. That was intense.
Was some.much needed rain in Whitley, love to see it.
7 day total = 3.48
yesterday afternoon it was 95 on my porch digital thermometer. what a wonderful time it was to be out in the humidity, haze & heat mowing grass. i absolutely loved it. give me more please 🙂 #summerlover