Isaac Heads East!

The remains of former hurricane Isaac roll on eastward today and looks to bring a damp Labor Day to the mid-Atlantic. The storm has hooked up with a cold front and together they will help with drought issues that much of the country still suffers through. Sadly, for much of the mid-west, this will be too little, too late.  Parts of Virginia still have drought issues but the Old Dominion has faired better than much of the rest of the country. The coming rain will get much of Va. back to average rainfall totals for the year.
Once Isaac and the front clear the coast temperatures will be pretty typical for early September: lows in the 60's and highs in the 80's with humidity being on the low side for the muggy east.
The Gulf Coast, while hit hard by Isaac, is in much better shape than after Katrina but flood cleanup will be ongoing for sometime. The rain should also help get the Mississippi flowing again.
If you plan on being out today, be ready for MUGGY and later a little rain.

One More Day in the 80's

The stationary (formerly cold) front that has been hanging on the NC/SC border and bringing lots of rain to the Carolina's (and southern Va.) will ooze back north and go away allowing hot and humid air to move back into Va. That will present a slight chance of showers today and a low 90's weekend and a mid-90's early week. The coolish and dry (a minor problem) air in central Va. will linger for one more day - it' been a nice week after the furnace of the first week of July - and then it's the real July again.
Enjoy it while you can, there is always change coming, today of Earth.

Hot, Hot, Hot

Memorial Day weekend will be steamy in the southeast, near 90's centrally and mid 90's farther south. Tropical storm Berle spins of the north Florida coast, slurping up the warm water and apparently planning on dumping that water onto the sunshine state before raking around the sand all along the south east coast as it moves north by mid-week.
Earth just doing what it does, changing!!
It's a wild planet, get out and check it out.

Rain, Rain and More Rain

The dry spell in Virginia is over, a little rain early and thunderstorms (with a wild lightning show) yesterday set the stage for Sunday's steady rain. And, it is raining steadily today and that should continue into evening. The cold northern edge of this storm will even bring a little snow to the high terrain of western Virginia and in West Va. The cold front dragging all this rain our way will clear the area tonight and make for gradually clearing and a cool early and mid-week. Warmer air will return toward the end of the upcoming week.
Enjoy the rain!!

Hot Meets Cold - Tornadoes!!

A hot June like day in Virginia and much of the east but the battle rages on in the plains. Cold air over the west and the heat of the east are not getting along. Their frontal boundary in the central plains is causing major instability and spawning tornadoes. Over 120 yesterday with 5 deaths and likely more today. The system will weaken before arriving back east bringing little or no chance of rain to quell the drought and fire danger conditions here. Our best rain chance won't be until next weekend - but that's a long ways out to be making predictions.
Almost 90 tomorrow before things moderate!!

Warm Then Hot! And Dry!

Saturday will see temps in central Va. into the 70's with breezy conditions but hotter and slightly humid air will come at us from the south Sunday with temperatures into the mid-80's and then upper 80's Monday. A cold front will arrive Tuesday/Wednesday and increase the chance of much needed showers.
Careful: HIGH FIRE DANGER!!

Spring Swings!!

70, 60, 50, 60, 70!!That is what this week is looking like in central Va. Early mornings Wednesday and Thursday will present a frost warning for the western part of the state, certainly not unusual for early April. The real issues is less cold than heat; FIRE DANGER remains very high for all of Virginia with ongoing low humidity, no recent rain and the instigator, WIND!!!
That  blue sky is pretty but it's so blue because it's so dry.  Be careful out there and if you go out, count of irritated eyes. The wind is whipping the pollen and dust and who knows what else around.
It's a wild one out there Today On Earth!!!