Today is going to be one of the worst Memorial Days for weather in recent memory as it is going to pour for at least 3/4 of the day today, and even once it's gone it won't exactly be pleasant with all the water on the ground. This is in association with both a weak cold front and Tropical Depression Bonnie to our south. The saving grace is that highs will not reach 80 today, so we can at least get a break from the humidity. After today, we are going to have three nice days, with increasingly cool temps through the week- 80s tomorrow, high 70s Wednesday, and middle 70s Thursday. By Friday, clouds will be on the increase and it may be rainy...or it could come Saturday instead, depending on which model you believe. In any event, one of those days will be rather unpleasant!
In the Atlantic- Tropical Depression Bonnie sits just off the Carolina coastline today after making landfall early yesterday morning as a 35mph storm, but it's not exactly likely to re-intensify much as it moves to the east. Please note that the reason Bonnie is named now is because it briefly attained Tropical Storm status late Saturday afternoon, reaching its' peak intensity of 45mph at that time.
In the Pacific- A low about 1000 miles west of the Baja Peninsula has some development potential by the weekend, but it shouldn't post much of a risk to any land areas.
Today in weather history- May 30, 1988- A shocking turn of events for Yellowstone National Park, as they receive 8" of snow, forcing the closure of many roads within the park. Although such an event is for obvious reasons exceedingly rare, it's not as unusual as you would think as the same regions had a Winter Weather Advisory as recently as last weekend!
Have a very happy Memorial Day and remember all that paid the ultimate price for defending our country.
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