Friday, August 05, 2011

Weekend Update

We have low clouds and fog again this morning, further indication we have entered the month of August. The nights are just a little longer and the dew points a little higher and we end up with fog. A marine layer of air has been hugging the St. Lawrence Vally both yesterday and today. It took until noon for it to lift yesterday but then temperatures responded quickly to 26C. We will have sunshine and warmer temperatures again today, once the fog burns off, look for highs around 29C. The weekend will be unsettled with showers and thunderstorms and temperatures from 22 to 28C. It will not be a wash out, as the system will pass to our south, but higher humidity will result in the risk of showers all weekend.

Tropical Storm Emily weakened yesterday to a low pressure system near Haiti. The storm is still meandering around the eastern tip of Cuba this morning (see 1 in image). Forecasters say the storm has a 60% chance of redevelopment over the next 24 hours as she moves northwest towards the Bahamas. All warnings are down as of this point. All interests along the southeast US coast should continue to monitor the system. At the very least high surf, rip currents and perhaps some showers may affect the Outer Banks by late Sunday.

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