Weather Headlines
Humidity begins increasing today
Rain chances begin Tuesday afternoon
Tracking Tropical Storm Elsa into the Gulf of Mexico
Meteorologist Mark’s Wx Vlog
Seven-Day Forecast
Keep in mind that rain chances each day are always highest in the afternoons and evening, lowest in the overnight and morning hours.
Daily Forecast
Today: Mostly sunny. A bit more humid than yesterday.
Tuesday: Partly cloudy, with a chance for an afternoon shower or storm.
Wednesday & Thursday: Partly to mostly cloudy, with scattered showers and thunderstorms in the afternoon and evening hours.
Friday: Partly cloudy, with a chance for an afternoon shower or storm.
Saturday: Partly to mostly cloudy, with scattered showers and thunderstorms in the afternoon and evening hours.
Sunday: Partly cloudy, with a chance for an afternoon shower or storm.
Hay Weather Forecast
Keep in mind that rain chances each day are always highest in the afternoons and evening, lowest in the overnight and morning hours.
Meteorologist Mark’s Wx Concerns
Widespread hazardous weather is not expected, but any storm that develops in the heat of the afternoon this week could pack a bit of a punch, with gusty winds, cloud-to-ground lightning and brief, torrential rainfall.
Almanac for Yesterday
Tropics
It looks like Elsa will remain a tropical storm for the rest of her life. Landfall for the US should come Monday night for the Keys, and then again Wednesday morning for northern Florida. The strongest winds and heaviest rainfall are often to the right of the center (east side) of a tropical system, therefore much of Florida will experience the worse that Elsa has to offer. Thankfully, this is a tropical storm and not a hurricane. Never the less, gusty winds, heavy rainfall, and even a few tornadoes can be expected for the sunshine state, as Elsa moves through.
Unfortunately, this complicates the work being done on the collapsed condo near Miami. More than likely, work will halt as this system passes through.
I should note that the effects of Elsa will stay far from the plateau. However, we may see some pretty tropical clouds to our east by Wednesday.
Sun & The Moon
Planting by the Moon
On This Day in Wx History
1968- Clarksville establishes a new record low for July, with a reading of 47 degrees. Crossville’s 50 degrees sets a daily record low.
Yesterday’s National Temperature Extremes
High: 120° at Death Valley, California
Low: 33° at Peter Sinks, Utah
Monday Sun Day
Needless to say, the Earth is a just a bit smaller than the sun…..
Drought Monitor
The drought monitor is updated each Thursday.
Weather SnapShots
Normally, the NWS Nashville releases a weather balloon in the morning and again in the evening. However, with Tropical Storm Elsa moving toward the Gulf this week, NOAA asked the office to release a special afternoon launch yesterday. This extra data helps computer models and forecasters better understand the atmosphere and to better forecast the path and intensity of Elsa.
I thought the balloon should have been red, white, and blue. (ha)
NASA Nerdology
Tropical Storm Elsa, as seen from the International Space Station. Don’t even ask me how jealous I am…..
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