8/22/2013 Daily Update: Few PM Storms Possible, Double CME Impacts Expected

Good afternoon everyone!

Some changes to the forecast with afternoon thunderstorms possible. Today is going to be the most humid day in the stretch before cooler conditions return for the weekend.

TODAY: Partly sunny with showers and storms in the afternoon, a few of which could be strong in locales. Highs around mid 80s. Winds from the SW at 5 to 10 mph.

TONIGHT: Chance of storms continuing into the early evening hours, otherwise mostly cloudy skies with temps dropping into the lower to mid 60s. Winds becoming light overnight.

TOMORROW: Mostly sunny with a chance of an isolated afternoon storm. Highs in the upper 70s to lower 80s. Winds from the NW-N at 5 to 10 mph.

The weekend looks comfortable with temperatures in the 70s/80s with abundant sunshine!

ATLANTIC TROPICS

• No development foreseen in the near future.

NATIONAL WEATHER

• Hot and humid in the Northeast with scattered thunderstorms ahead of cold front to the NW
• Unsettled in the Southeast with scattered thunderstorms
• High pressure is bringing dry and sunny weather for the South and the heart of the nation
• Sunny in the West with spotty thunderstorms possible. A few could be strong around Oregon.
• Warmer air arriving to the Pacific Northwest

WORLD WEATHER

• Typhoon Trami made landfall in the Southeastern Chinese coastline bringing heavy rain, strong winds, and flooding. No deaths were reported as of today but it did kill 17 people in Philippines as a result of the flooding.
• Pewa is still out there in the Western Pacific and should not be a threat except for mariners.
• Tropical Depression 9-E has formed in the Eastern Pacific and is expected to strengthen into a tropical storm soon. Next name on the list is Ivo. Could have impacts to the Baja Peninsula as early as Sunday.
• 21 construction workers in Northwest China were killed from flash flooding. China has been plagued by flooding where hundreds have been killed recently. http://www.washingtonpost.com/world/asia_pacific/21-killed-by-flash-flood-at-northwest-china-construction-site-as-heavy-rains-batter-country/2013/08/21/2b8d64b2-0a23-11e3-89fe-abb4a5067014_story.html
• Coastal low near the United Kingdom is bringing stormy weather for the nation. Isolated storms possible for the rest of Europe.
• Consistent dry weather across the northern part of Australia while showers and storms affect the southern region.

NHC track of Tropical Depression Nine-e

EARTHQUAKES

• There were no earthquakes rated at or above M6 yesterday or so far today.

SPACE WEATHER

• The large filament that blasted from the sun on August 20th is set to make a glancing blow at Earth's magnetosphere tomorrow.
• Another partial and faint halo CME yesterday was produced and expected to impact Earth by this weekend.
• Sunspot 1827 poses a threat for M-class flares today, however chances are slim with a 10% chance of an M-class flare in the next 24 hours.

Courtesy of spaceweather.com