Good Friday, folks. We are kicking of the Labor Day Weekend with moisture increasing from the south and southwest. This will combine with a slow-moving upper level system to produce scattered showers and thunderstorms for the foreseeable future.
You will notice more humidity in the air today with a mix of sun and clouds and temps in the low and middle 80s. A few showers and storms will then fire up during the afternoon and evening and these may impact a few high school football games. Here are your radars to follow along…
The setup for the weekend will feature rounds of showers and storms rumbling from southwest to northeast across the state as an upper level system swings in from the west. This likely hangs tough through much of next week…
EURO
CANADIAN
In this type of a setup, we will need to be on guard for some hefty rain totals that can cause local flash flooding issues.
If we look at the upper levels, we find a lot of cutoff lows showing up and the potential for a tropical system off the southeastern seaboard next weekend. Here’s the EURO…
The Canadian is similar…
You will also notice how both models incorporate a tropical system in the Pacific into the overall pattern across the country. That would up the heavy rain ante.
Speaking of the tropics, we have Danielle in the North Atlantic and it will be a fish storm. The NHC is watching two other systems in the Pacific…
Have a fantastic Friday and take care.
I don’t believe we will have any precipitation through the holiday weekend ? Nothing real to cause any cancellations to outdoor activity. In my local forecast coverage of only 20 % today will gradually increase to 30% through Labor Day. A return to uncomfortable weather with the usual high dew points and humidity is high on confidence. Hope this weather type doesn’t last too long and spoil our Autumn weather later ?
Tropical Storm Danielle is forecast to become our first Hurricane, but it posses no threat to any mainland, as Chris stated it’s a ” Fish Storm. ” We shall see if the various weather models are correct with a Tropical Storm forming in the Atlantic next week ?
Pacific Sea Surface Temperatures continue to increase, while the Surface Sea Temperatures in the Atlantic are decreasing. Could signify a climatic change in Global climate. La Nina’s domination can’t last forever.
Here’s the High Resolution Version of ( the surface sea temperatures ) Globally ; :https://www.ospo.noaa.gov/data/sst/contour/global_small.fc.gif
Looks like most all surface sea temperatures have reached equilibrium presently.
Only 20%! here in Louisville we have a70% Sat.&Sun..(rain)
You are correct ! My local forecast is calling for a 70 % Saturday and 80 % Sunday but I wonder where all that moisture is coming from ? The NWS forecast this much coverage many times before and my area never receives a drop. It’s like they ‘ lump ‘ all areas together but I guess they have to cover the potential.
The Chicago area had arguably the best weather in the entire nation for the month of August. The majority of the time it was sunny with temps averaging at or just slightly above normal with below average precipitation. O’Hare Airport recorded only three 90-degree days for the month (all within the first six days), nineteen days in the 80s, and nine days in the 70s. There were just seven days of measurable precipitation.
Just 90 miles away in far Northern IL though, the Rockford Airport recorded 8.88 inches of rain, over four times the 2.05 inches that fell at O’Hare Airport!
Here is the link for the climate summaries for the month of August and meteorological summer (June, July, August) for the Chicago area: https://weather.gov/lot/Summer_August_2022_Climate_Summaries
Congrats.
Our weather down here was not as good as yours, but for the most part I can’t complained.
Probably the best August I’ve experience in a number of years. I hope we have a great Fall and a Cold, Snowy Winter like we had in 1969-70.