There is a SEE TEXT risk of severe weather today
Today is going to be a rather dank and dreary day, with highs in the high 70s or low 80s and predominantly cloudy conditions with a few isolated showers and non-severe thunderstorms likely, particularly in the afternoon hours, but we are FINALLY heading for dryer times ahead. Tomorrow, after a shower or two in the early morning, should be getting increasingly clear through the afternoon, and then by Wednesday we should be mostly sunny with highs in the upper 80s, with the potential of reaching 90 degree temperatures by the end of the week. Partly sunny skies appear to be the norm for those days, though a few showers are certainly possible from time to time, especially Saturday morning.
On another note, Tropical Storm Earl appears to be forming in the central Caribbean this morning, and if it does it will be the first tropical wave of the season to develop. The main threat area for this system appears to be the Yucatan Peninsula and potentially the Bay of Campeche as Earl moves basically due west from its' current position. It poses no threat whatsoever to southern New England. In the Pacific, Tropical Depression 9-E has become Tropical Storm Howard at 2 AM today, meaning that it missed breaking the all-time monthly record for the Pacific basin by two hours. Oh so close, and yet so far. It is generally heading for Hawaii, but it will not be strong by the time it gets there and is not much of a concern. Additionally, another system in a similar place will probably become Tropical Storm Ivette later this week. It's interesting to note that, six years ago in 2010, the I name was Isis but the name was retired due to the ISIS terrorist organization in the middle east.
^^ NHC graphic depicting the potential track of Tropical Storm Earl once it develops today or tomorrow
Today in weather history- August 1, 1985- A thunderstorm stalls over Cheyenne, WY, dropping 6" of rain in 6 hours, resulting in flash flooding, but more remarkable is the fact that it also produced two to five feet of hail in the region...yikes.
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