Yesterday I was unable to update due to my annual trip to Yankee Stadium with my dad. The Yanks played absolutely terribly, but I still had a great time!
Anyways, onto the weather. There is a SLIGHT RISK OF SEVERE WEATHER for all of Connecticut today right down to the shoreline, which is higher than it was yesterday. This means that strong to severe thunderstorms are very likely, especially in the late afternoon hours. With these storms today, the biggest risk appears to be gusty winds, although I cannot rule out hail and tornadoes either. Tomorrow though the really dangerous heat starts as highs will be in the mid to upper 90s. Someone may get to 100 tomorrow, but I think that's a bit of a long shot. Sunday looks a bit cooler than it did on Wednesday, but still with temps in the low 90s. Monday could be quite interesting indeed depending on the timing of a cold front...we will cross that bridge when we get there, though.
^^ The SPC outlook showing a slight risk of severe weather for the entire state
The Pacific basin is hyperactive at this time. Tropical Storm Darby is about to actually hit Hawaii, part of which is under a Tropical Storm Warning(!!), a very rare occurrence for the island. Additionally, Tropical Storm Estelle is still spinning, but will meet it's demise soon. Tropical Storm Frank has formed right along the Mexican coast near the Baja, and likely will spend its' life paralelling the coast as a hurricane, which will cause some riptide issues along the shoreline. Lastly, Tropical Depression 8-E spun up in the middle of nowhere, and that should become Tropical Storm Georgette later today. If it does, then Darby, Estelle, Frank, and Georgette will all be active in the basin simultaneously- and that is EXTREMELY hard to do for a number of reasons. Thankfully, this appears to be all that will happen in either basin for the time being- no new development is expected.
Today in weather history- July 22, 1987- Barrow, AK (the northernmost point in the US in Alaska) records 1.4" of rain, an all-time record event for the area. Because it is so cold there...it is extremely difficult to get any precip at all in Barrow. They only average 4.75" of rain a year, so they got nearly a third of the annual precipitation at the same time...that's the equivalent of us getting about 15" of rain at once...that would NOT be good.
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