Today is going to be a real boiler, so stay in the AC as temps are heading off to the 90s once again, with humidity quite high as well. The skies will be sunny most of the day, though a few puffy clouds are likely as well, especially in the PM hours. The big weather story of the next countless days is going to be the severe thunderstorms tomorrow, which are extremely likely and will impact the majority of towns in the state. The most likely scenario is a line of horrid weather around 2-5 PM with hail and winds being the main threats, and the SPC has placed us under a MARGINAL risk of severe weather. After that though, not only does the weather dry out, but the humidity drops, so the 84 degree weather on Sunday will feel absolutely amazing, and it is by far the best weather day of the week to come.
Today is the opening ceremony of the Games of the XXXI Olympiad in Rio. The weather for the opening ceremony appears to be mostly sunny with temperatures in the high 50s or lower 60s.
Tropical Storm Earl has unexpectedly held its' intensity at 40mph and has arrived in the extreme southern Bay of Campeche, so tropical storm warnings are up for a bizarre portion of the Mexican coastline along the southern tip of that bay. It will make its' final landfall today. Also, it appears a system is going to try developing in the northern Gulf early next week- the next name on the Atlantic list is Fiona (yes, like the Shrek character...). Also, Tropical Storm Ivette in the Pacific poses no threat to land whatsoever as it harmlessly floats around in the central part of the basin. Lastly, Earl will likely redevelop in the Pacific basin after crossing Mexico. Although this is unusual...it's not unheard of by any stretch. If it does so, then the system will be named freshly off the Pacific list, in this case Javier.
Today in weather history- August 5, 1843- A remarkable cloudburst near Philadelphia drops a whopping 16" of rain in 3 hours, and spawns a number of small tornadoes as well! The flooding kills 19 people and destroys 30 barges on the Schuylkill River.
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