Saturday, August 21, 2010

SATURDAY LOOKS LIKE A GREAT DAY WITH PLENTY OF SUNSHINE.. RAIN CHANCES RETURN SUNDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING... IS HURRICANE SEASON GETTING READY TO COM

If you are trying to decide which day to go to the beach this weekend, I would pick today (Saturday). Why? Well, Saturday looks perfect for the beach with plenty of sunshine and a light onshore flow. Temperatures won't be too hot, especially along the coast. On Sunday, the computer models are now indicating that a cold front is going to be close enough to cause showers and thunderstorms to spread across the region late in the day. Yes, it is possible that we may go most of the day rainfree, but the latest model runs seemed to accelerate the arrival of the rain. Rain chances increase Sunday night and stay relatively high on Monday. Drier weather seems likely on Tuesday and Wednesday... Now for the tropics... An area of disturbed weather over the eastern North Atlantic Ocean seems to be getting better organized. Forecasters believe that eventually this will be our next tropical depression. Now, this is the area where the "big storms" are born, so forecasters will be watching this very closely. And, because the area is so far south, it is possible that it could track westward all the way across the North Atlantic Ocean. Of course, it is way too early to even speculate on a track of a storm that didn't even form, but we are now in the time of year when the long tracked Cape Verde storms develop, so please stay tuned. I'll have an update on Sunday.