Feliz Cinco de Mayo!
Today is going to be another awful day, with temps in the mid-50s and scattered showers...along with generally overcast conditions as the same system that has been dogging us the last few days rests just to our south. Tomorrow looks even wetter, and Saturday and Sunday look showery, but fortunately we may finally get out of the pattern by early next week. The reason for this miserable week is due to something called an "Omega Block", which occurs when the jet stream has a major ridge in the center part of the country, preventing the ususal west to east flow and causing a logjam in the weather. For us in New England, when this sets up, we typically get an easterly flow...which causes persistent precipitation as seen below.
There are 10 days until the Pacific Hurricane Season.
There are 27 days until the Atlantic Hurricane Season.
Today in weather history- May 5, 1964- The last F5 tornado to hit Nebraska destroys the town of Bradshaw, killing 4 and totally destroying a very large number of farms.
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