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At a Glance
48-Hour Weather
Threats
Hazardous weather is not expected this week.
Baldwin’s Severe Weather Concern
Baldwin’s 7-Day forecast
Daily Forecast
Today & Tomorrow: Partly cloudy to mostly sunny. Pleasant.
Thursday – Friday: Partly cloudy and more humid. A chance for an afternoon/evening shower or storm.
Saturday – Monday: Scattered showers and storms, mainly in the afternoon/evening.
Baldwin’s Hay Day Forecast
Things are looking mighty fine for outdoor work this week! The next good chance for rain should hold off until the weekend.
Almanac
Yesterday’s National High and Low Temperature
High: 117 at Lake Havasu City, Arizona & at Needles, California
Low: 24 at Grand Lake, Colorado
Tropics
The tropics remain very active but there are no areas posing an immediate threat to the US. The closest system is on approach to the Carolina coastline. That will need to be watched in the coming days. Tropical Storms Rene and Paulette should stay out to sea, but that is not a guarantee. Tropical Storm Sally will soon form south of Rene (red-shaded area). There’s a lot to track this week! If Paulette, Rene, or Sally do threaten the US, that wouldn’t happen until next weekend. Also, the most named storms we’ve ever had in the Atlantic is four. That has happened only six times since records have been kept.
Today’s Wx Hazards Across the Nation
Flooding threatens portions of Texas and Oklahoma, but look at all the snowflakes flying out west! Some areas will pick up some significant snowfall today. Farther west, the gray-shaded regions represent wildfire dangers. Those fires have been horrific there lately and that will continue today.
Tomorrow’s Wx Hazards Across the Nation
More snowflakes will be flying in the blue-shaded region, while heavy rain threatens Texas.
On This Day
The greatest weather disaster in U.S. records occurred when a hurricane struck Galveston, Texas on this day in 1900. A tide fifteen feet high washed over the island demolishing or carrying away buildings, and drowning more than 6,000 people. The hurricane destroyed more than 3,600 homes, and total damage was more than thirty million dollars. Winds up to 120 mph, and a twenty foot storm surge accompanied the hurricane. Following the storm, the surf was three hundred feet inland from the former water line. The hurricane claimed another 1,200 lives outside of the Galveston area.
Long Range Outlook
After we get passed the middle of September, conditions should begin to warm up and get a bit wetter in our neck of the woods.
Temperature
Precipitation
Weather Shot
While our weather was gorgeous here on the plateau yesterday, this is what it looked like near Fort Collins, Colorado. Wildfires turned the sky into an apocalyptic-like scene. Photo by Daryl Orr (WxTrackerDaryl).
NASA Nerdology
NASA invites us to take a ride through the universe with them and learn a little something!
You all have a great day!
