Thursday, October 17, 2013

10/17/2013 Daily Update: Gorgeous and Mild Thursday, Few Showers Tonight, Typhoon Francisco Quickly Develops

Good afternoon everyone!

Should stay dry during the day, chance of showers arriving late Thursday night til Friday morning. These clear quickly and we can look forward to a sunny Friday!

TODAY: Mostly sunny. Relatively mild with highs in the upper 60s to lower 70s. Winds from the W at 5 mph.

TONIGHT: Chance of showers with lows in the lower 50s. Winds from the S at 5 mph.

TOMORROW: Increasing sunshine during the day with highs in the mid to upper 60s. A bit breezy with winds from the NW at 5 to 15 mph.

Perhaps another chance of a shower this weekend. Also, a cooldown is in store so better soak up the heat while it lasts!


ATLANTIC TROPICS

  • Same old story...

NATIONAL WEATHER

  • Showers in the upper Midwest begins to advance toward the Northeast tonight
  • Scattered storms along the Gulf and Southeast today
  • A big high in the Midwest and South bringing dry, sunny weather
  • Cooler air from Canada filtering in for the Rockies and Northern Plains
  • Nice, dry in the Northwest, West Coast

WORLD WEATHER

  • Typhoon Francisco quickly developed into a Category 2 storm with sustained winds near 100 mph. Should further strengthen with a favorable environment and once again, Japan is in the line of fire.
  • Snow warnings in place for northern Europe while gusty showers south
  • Storms headed for New Zealand
Latest Typhoon Francisco in what has been an active
October in the Western Pacific (Credit: Wunderground)

EARTHQUAKES

  • No deaths or damages reported from the 7.1 earthquake in Papua New Guinea yesterday.
  • There were no earthquakes rated at or above M6 yesterday or so far today.

SPACE WEATHER

  • Sunspot 1861 produced a few C-class flares but is turning away from Earth. 1865 appears stable. New sunspots turning in are weak and no immediate concerns for a strong flare. Geomagnetic activity is waning.
Despite sun peppered with spots, no real threat
out there. (Credit: SpaceWeather.com)

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