Good Tuesday all-
AN AIR QUALITY ALERT has been issued for everyone except Windham County
Today is going to be a miserably hot day once again, with highs in the 90s except on the immediate shoreline. Thunderstorms are possible this afternoon--and tomorrow afternoon--and Thursday afternoon. Tomorrow looks largely the same as today...but Friday looks to be a total loss as it's basically going to pour all day thanks to a cold front- the heaviest should last from around 3 to midnight. Fortunately, this will break the heat as temps will struggle to reach the mid 80s after that for the foreseeable future.
The Old Farmer's Almanac has issued their forecast for this winter, and it's not good if you don't like snow as they're going for a record-breaking winter for both cold and snow. Historically, the OFA is about the same accuracy as a random guess for specific days...but you'll often find, in my opinion, their seasonal outlooks are not bad whatsoever. They pretty much nailed it last year...so we'll see what happens!
In the Atlantic- We're finally heating up as would be expected in mid-August. A low near the Cape Verde Islands will likely become Tropical Storm Danny today or tomorrow...and another near Bermuda could shortly follow with Erika this weekend. That said...Danny will be a much more significant threat to the US based on it's location and history as a Cape Verde type storm. It's far too early to know much of anything, unfortunately, so it's all guesswork for the moment...
In the Pacific- We've spent many, many days this year watching the Pacific for development with baited breath. Today is not one of them (no development anytime soon)
Today in weather history- August 18, 1983- Hurricane Alicia clobbers Texas packing 130 mph wind, passing over Galveston Island and becoming one of the costliest hurricanes on record, costing $2.6 billion, killing 13, and injuring 1800 more.
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