Good Tuesday all- welcome back to the work and school week!
Today is going to be really, really hot sadly as temps are going to soar into the mid 80s once again with exceedingly high humidity. Tough luck here, particularly since this kind of weather is rather rare for early September (but far from unheard of). By next week, however, the exact opposite will occur- in fact, I would not be shocked at all if next Monday we didn't get out of the 60s. That is frequently the way weather in this month works though- a week of summer followed by a week of fall. This is technically, however, the first month of "meteorological fall", which consists of September, October, and November.
In the Atlantic- Tropical Storm Dolly formed this morning as forecast in the Bay of Campeche- it is expected to strengthen somewhat (but not make hurricane strength) before making a final landfall in Mexico. Also, a tropical wave this weekend could develop near the Cape Verde Islands, but that is so far out that it is not worth worrying about at this time. Now that we've used Dolly, the next name on the list is Edouard
In the Pacific- A low 300 miles SW of Manzanillo, Mexico is about to become Tropical Storm Norbert as it parallels the coast of Mexico and the Baja Peninsula. There will likely be impacts of rain and wind on this one along the western Mexico coastline.
Today in weather history- September 2, 1935- In one of the biggest disasters in hurricane history, an extreme rarity occurs as a category 5 hurricane makes landfall at peak intensity in the Florida Keys, which experience 160 mph sustained winds with winds gusting over 200! More than 400 people are killed (the exact number is unknown). This is one of only three category 5 hurricanes to ever hit the US as a category 5. I think I'll leave you hanging on what the other two are until tomorrow. I'll give you a hint though- it's not Katrina.
No comments:
Post a Comment