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Btw.. i think Hawaii got snow the other day. The 13,000 foot summit of course. Lol
Lol, I actually saw that article on my FB the other day. The moronic comments by people on it made me face palm harder than when I read the idiotic "US South is a Subtropical Paradise" threads.
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I miss Florida.
Just figures that Lexington had mid 70s dewpoints while I was down there, and now 50s when I get back. Couldn't possibly have been the other way around.
Damn, that sucks man.
It's funny, I learned yesterday that the reason we didn't get thunderstorms last week down here was due to Saharan dust/air stabilizing our atmosphere. That makes sense. What was frustrating is that we had westerly winds (which usually brings us our best storms) but we weren't getting ****. I thought we were just cursed or something lol. The Saharan air has cleared now though and those westerlies are persisting, so storms are going to be much more frequent now. We had a really nice one yesterday.
The powerful and damaging thunderstorms which swept through sections of the Chicago area this past week produce an at an unofficial gust of 116 mph near Waukegan Harbor. The wind graphic below comes to us courtesy of my WGN colleague Steve Sanders and was passed on to Steve by Jim Moran, a longtime sailor out of Waukegan Harbor. Here’s what the single gust looked like Saturday afternoon. The wind surge bears the markings of an impressive microburst and even a tornado.
It's funny, I learned yesterday that the reason we didn't get thunderstorms last week down here was due to Saharan dust/air stabilizing our atmosphere. That makes sense. What was frustrating is that we had westerly winds (which usually brings us our best storms) but we weren't getting ****. I thought we were just cursed or something lol. The Saharan air has cleared now though and those westerlies are persisting, so storms are going to be much more frequent now. We had a really nice one yesterday.
The distant sound of a lawn mower
The gentle sound of a breeze
Certain birds chirping & singing
An occasional dog bark
A distant motorcycle now & then
A private plane flying overhead
Clear blue skies with Cumulus clouds around
Lunchtime Temp 72°F, Dewpoint 53°F on July 23rd
Someone grab that bottle again and lets preserve this day.
Temps
Dewpoints. Perfect day to be on the boat off the coast!
Well that was only a factor last week.....most of the summer has been dry due to the Bermuda High being too far west, causing a dry high pressure ridge for the SE coast. We have a high to our west, causing west winds from the Gulf that usually brings more instability and higher DPs....most of the summer our dew points have been upper 60s/low 70s. Over the last few days it's been more like mid-70s..hopefully that means the drought is waning.
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The distant sound of a lawn mower
The gentle sound of a breeze
Certain birds chirping & singing
An occasional dog bark
A distant motorcycle now & then
A private plane flying overhead
Clear blue skies with Cumulus clouds around
Lunchtime Temp 72°F, Dewpoint 53°F on July 23rd
Someone grab that bottle again and lets preserve this day.
Temps
Dewpoints. Perfect day to be on the boat off the coast!
I like that random 50 F in the middle of Lake Superior.
Dewpoints. Perfect day to be on the boat off the coast!
What's causing those clouds up in northern New Hampshire and northern Vermont. Since it's been dry and not that hot here, I assumed it might be a good time to go to the White Mountains. But it's cloudy, maybe showery up there.
What's causing those clouds up in northern New Hampshire and northern Vermont. Since it's been dry and not that hot here, I assumed it might be a good time to go to the White Mountains. But it's cloudy, maybe showery up there.
I like that random 50 F in the middle of Lake Superior.
Refreshing. Looks like they got a station on that island right there. Cool. Caribou Island..
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What's causing those clouds up in northern New Hampshire and northern Vermont. Since it's been dry and not that hot here, I assumed it might be a good time to go to the White Mountains. But it's cloudy, maybe showery up there.
Might get some cool photos.. Not widespread, heavy or consistent rains but wouldn't make a clean trip. That Upper Low has cold air aloft with it as they usually do which is providing instability for storms
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CARIBOU ME
1029 AM EDT THU JUL 23 2015
UPPER LEVEL LOW PRESSURE WILL SLOWLY CROSS THE REGION TODAY
THROUGH SATURDAY.
CLOUDS ARE BEGINNING TO FILL IN AFTER A MAINLY SUNNY
START TO THE DAY. WE WILL SEE THE CHANCE FOR A FEW SHOWERS
DEVELOPING MAINLY ACROSS NORTHERN AREAS WITH COLD AIR ALOFT
ASSOCIATED WITH UPPER TROF TO OUR NORTH. RAISED EXPECTED HIGH
TEMPS BY A DEGREE OR TWO BASED ON A FEW READINGS ACROSS THE NORTH
ALREADY CLOSE TO THE PREVIOUSLY FORECASTED HIGHS.
AN UPPER LEVEL TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE DROPPING DOWN FROM QUEBEC
WILL BRING A MOSTLY CLOUDY DAY TODAY WITH SOME SPOTTY SHOWERS.
MOST OF THE SHOWERS WILL BE ACROSS CENTRAL AND NORTHERN AREAS.
RAIN AMOUNTS FROM THESE SHOWERS WILL LIKELY AVERAGE AROUND A TENTH
OF AN INCH. COOL AIR ALOFT MAY PROVIDE ENOUGH INSTABILITY FOR AN
ISOLATED THUNDERSHOWER IN SOME SPOTS THIS AFTERNOON, BUT MOST
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We had a really nice one yesterday.
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