The 90s Are Back

Good Sunday to one and all and thanks for dropping in on the blog. The big weather news around here is the return of the 90 degree temps that should be common for the next several days. On a bigger scale of weather stories… the hurricanes in the Atlantic will take center stage over the next week as we see an increased threat for, at least, one of these storms to come calling along the east coast.

Let us talk about the weather around here. It’s hot!  Ok.. that pretty much covers it.   Highs today through Wednesday and Thursday are likely to be in the lower 90s. Humidity levels will slowly be on the increase and this may lead to an isolated shower or storm. The greatest concentration of showers and storms will be across the western part of the state as a plume of moisture works in from the Gulf of Mexico. This will especially be the case as we roll into Monday and Tuesday.

Looking down the road into the Labor Day Weekend… our weather picture will likely be influenced by what happens with the Hurricanes out in the Atlantic Ocean. The likely scenario is we get a front to move through here late Thursday into Friday with a chance for scattered showers and some more comfy air for the holiday weekend. I say likely because it all depends on Earl and the future Fiona. Hurricane Danielle is still out there but is no threat to the U.S. . Here is a look at our storms…

Earl is likely to grow into a Major Hurricane over the next few days as it heads toward the eastern Bahama Islands. Earl is getting a farther southward starting point as it gradually turns more northwest. This may bring it much closer to the east coast than what I was thinking over the past few days. The National Hurricane Center is showing the threat…

Several of the latest forecast models have been showing Earl to be much more of an east coast threat as well.

We haven’t even talked about the future Fiona. A storm in which the European Model develops into a monster Hurricane that slams into the east coast after Earl gets out of the way. Given the complicated scenario of having three storms in the Atlantic… I wouldn’t expect the models to handle the tracks and overall pattern very well.  This will make for some wild tracking times in the days to come and the blog will ramp up coverage in the coming days.

Have a great Sunday and take care.