It was a biting, teeth-chattering, cold start to the weekend with many areas reaching down into the 20s to start the day today. A cruel reminder that winter is near. Temps do rebound into the 50s, but brings little relief against the harsh winds, possibly gusting as high as 30 mph in the afternoon. At least it's going to be sunny and dry. Have a great day!
TODAY: Partly to mostly sunny with highs in the lower to mid 50s. Winds from the SW at 10 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph.
TONIGHT: Turning cloudier with lows in the lower to mid 30s. Winds from the SW at 10 to 15 mph.
TOMORROW: Mostly sunny with highs in the lower to mid 50s. Winds from the W at 5 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.
NATIONAL WEATHER
- Showers along with some lake-effect snows up in the Great Lakes. A snowstorm for Canada north of the Great Lakes.
- A high enforcing dry weather in the Southeast and the Gulf.
- Some showers and storms for Texas with marginal instability
- Colder air diving into the Northern Plains
- Dry and mild for the Northwest
WORLD WEATHER
- Francisco and Lekima are moving away with no harm done which is great news for Japan.
- Tropical Storm Raymond in the Eastern Pacific is out in sea, having moved a fair distance from Mexico.
- More rain for the U.K., having been affected by several powerful low pressure systems recently.
- Few showers across NW and Southern Australia today
EARTHQUAKES
- A powerful 7.1 earthquake struck off the east coast of Japan. A small tsunami was triggered from the undersea earthquake but there were no signs of damage or reports of injuries. There was near the same area of the massive 9.0 earthquake in 2011, so it most likely is an aftershock and not something more serious growing. Let's hope not. http://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/eventpage/usc000kn4n#summary
SPACE WEATHER
- Another X-class flare fired from Sunspot 1882, in addition to the one from the last daily update. Expect more flares to continue in the time being as the sun has been turbulent as of late. There were 2 M-flares last night and 3 just this morning. The resulting CME from that X2-class flare may glance Earth but most of the other ones have been away from Earth. So far, no geomagnetic storms have been observed but this could change by the weekend. Sunspot 1882 is turning around to face Earth, and 1875 and 1877 also have the capability to spark a moderate one as well. Stay space weather aware folks :)
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| Sunspot 1882 produced 2 X-class flares yesterday and is flaring at will (Credit: SpaceWeather.com) |
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