8/26/2013 Daily Update: Shower Chances Today, Fernand One and Done

Good afternoon everyone!

Today we will have to contend with on and off showers. Won't be a washout but it would be wise to grab an umbrella in case. More widespread rains tonight with rumbles possible.

TODAY: Cloudy conditions with scattered showers throughout the day. Highs in the upper 70s to low 80s. Winds from the SW at 5 to 10 mph.

TONIGHT: Scattered showers continue into the evening. Perhaps a few storms if we're lucky. Mostly cloudy with lows in the lower to mid 60s. Winds from the W at 5 mph becoming calm.

TOMORROW: Partly sunny with a slight chance of an afternoon shower or storm. Highs in the lower to mid 80s. Winds from the NW at 5 mph.

Showers and storm threats last into Wednesday before calmer weather arrives starting Thursday into Labor Day weekend.

ATLANTIC TROPICS

• Tropical Storm Fernand was formed yesterday and has made landfall in Mexico. Now down to a depression. As quickly as he was named, he will be downgraded to a remnant low just as quick.
• Tropical wave in the Eastern Atlantic will need time to develop.

NATIONAL WEATHER

• After a beautiful weekend, scattered thunderstorms arrives in the Northeast ahead of a trailing cold front in the Great Lakes region.
• Big heat dome across the central portion of the country. Temps soar above 90 degrees and near 100 for parts of the Midwest.
• Tropical moisture in the Gulf feeding into storms across the Gulf and Florida coast.
• Generally dry in the Southeast except for Florida
• Rain for the Southwest from remnants of Ivo
• Mostly dry and pleasant up and down the West Coast

WORLD WEATHER

• Tropical Storm Fernand making landfall in Mexico, down to a depression.
• Tropical Storm Kong-rey has formed in the Western Pacific east of the Philippines moving north with Taiwan in the crosshairs again.
• Good news - Pewa is gone.
• Thunderstorms along southeastern Europe from a low pressure system.
• Few storms for Tasmania and southern parts of Western Australia. Otherwise, high keeps rest of the area dry and seasonable.

EARTHQUAKES

• There were no earthquakes rated at or above M6 yesterday or so far today, unfortunately. (fortunately?)

SPACE WEATHER

• CMEs from the weekend have disappointed and impacts were barely felt, if at all.
• Solar activity is currently very low with M-class flare chances down to 1%.