The Atlantic Basin tropical season officially extends from June 1st to November 30th, and the climatological peak is right around the 10th of September. This year is quite unusual in that the climatological peak comes with no tropical activity whatsoever in the Atlantic Basin and the overall season is now below normal for this time of year. In fact, global activity across the entire northern hemisphere is below-normal and that breaks down to each of the oceans being quieter-than-normal (Atlantic, Pacific, Indian). One of the possible explanations for the relatively quiet tropical season across the globe is the dramatic cool down in sea surface temperatures from a year ago. Looking ahead, there is another half of the season to go for the Atlantic Basin - at least in terms of climatology - and signs point to a pickup in activity potentially beginning as soon as this weekend.
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The weather will turn quite warm today with afternoon highs in the upper 80’s and then 90+ degrees are likely from tomorrow through the upcoming weekend. Low pressure pushes away from the Mid-Atlantic coastline later today and high pressure will dominate the scene in the southeastern states.
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The weather will be moderately warm for another couple of days with highs generally in the low-to-mid 80’s. It turns quite warm late in the week with highs near the 90 degree mark on Thursday and Friday and then the lower 90’s this weekend.
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The weather will be moderately warm for the next few days with highs generally in the low-to-mid 80’s. It turns quite warm late in the week with highs likely near the 90 degree mark on Thursday, Friday and Saturday.
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The weather will be warm and somewhat unsettled during the next couple of days with highs generally in the middle 80’s and the chance for afternoon/evening showers and thunderstorms. Temperatures should climb into the lower 90’s by the end of the work week and then the heat backs off some this weekend.
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It’ll be moderately warm across northern Alabama to close out the work week and rain-free as well with high pressure to our north in control. It becomes more unsettled this Labor Day weekend with the chance of a shower or thunderstorm on Saturday, Sunday and Monday.
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It’ll be moderately warm across northern Alabama during the next couple of days with some sunshine and generally rain-free conditions. It turns a bit warmer for the Labor Day weekend and somewhat unsettled with the chance of a shower or thunderstorm on Saturday, Sunday and Monday.
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The month of August has been quite kind in many parts of the nation with numerous cooler-than-normal air masses dropping into the US from Canada. A strong cold front pushed off the east coast earlier this week and set the stage for widespread cooler-than-normal conditions here at midweek that extend virtually from coast to coast. This air mass had its origins in the Arctic region and has resulted in more than one hundred tied or broken daily low temperature records on Wednesday and in Atlanta, Georgia, the low temperature today was 55 degrees which tied their monthly low temperature record. I expect to see another large number of stations on Thursday morning with record or near record low temperatures in the eastern US.
Looking ahead, the pattern will repeat later next week with another much cooler-than-normal air mass dropping into the US from Canada bringing a refreshing cool start to the month of September across the eastern half of the nation. This pattern has also been quite dry in parts of the nation including the Mid-Atlantic region and the next several days don’t offer much hope with respect to the chances of some soaking rainfall.
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A widespread cooler-than-normal air mass continues to reside across much of the central and eastern US here at mid-week and we’ll enjoy a comfortable rest of the week and weekend as well to close out the month of August. Temperatures will likely be confined to near the 80-degree mark during the next few days and then should reach the low-to-mid 80’s during the Labor Day weekend.
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An impressive cooler-than-normal air mass has pushed into the central and eastern states, and we’ll enjoy a comfortable rest of the week and weekend to close out the month of August. Temperatures will likely be confined to near the 80-degree mark on many days this week with high pressure to our north in full control of the weather.
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