October can be a dry month in the Northeast US with the usual overall cooling down of the atmosphere, but this one has been pretty ridiculous. While tropical moisture has inundated the Tennessee Valley/Appalachians and Southeast US during the past couple of weeks, nary a drop has fallen in the DC-to-Philly-to-NYC corridor and there is not much reason for hope in the next week or so. Perhaps...just perhaps...there may be some decent rainfall here around the end of the month as a strong cold frontal system heads this way from central Canada.
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The chilly air mass of the past few days will modify by week’s end and temperatures are likely to climb back to near 70 degrees on Friday and into the 70’s this weekend. The next several days will feature plenty of sunshine as the recent dry weather pattern continues well into next week. One other note, the comet will remain visible in the western sky during each of the next few evenings assuming favorable sky conditions and a “dark enough” environment...look to the west about 45 minutes after sunset.
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Today will be the coolest day of the week across northern Alabama with afternoon highs limited to about 60 degrees along with a noticeable breezy out of the north. This chilly air mass will modify by week’s end and temperatures are likely to climb into the 70’s again on Friday, Saturday, and Sunday. One other note, a comet will remain be visible in the low western sky during each of the next few evenings assuming favorable sky conditions and a “dark enough” environment...look to the west about 45 minutes after sunset.
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A strong cold front pushed through the region on Monday and ushered in the coolest air mass of the season so far. Temperatures this afternoon will hold in the middle 60’s for highs and then even lower on Wednesday afternoon close to the 60-degree mark. This chilly air outbreak will be somewhat short-lived and warmer conditions are going to return to the Tennessee Valley later in the week.
One other note, a comet should continue to be visible in the low western sky during each of the next few evenings given favorable sky conditions and “dark enough” environmental conditions….rough time period for viewing is 45 minutes after sunset.
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Last week, it was the northern lights and now - for another astronomical treat - a comet should be visible to the naked eye during the next week to ten days or so in the western sky after sunset. Comet Tsuchinshan-ATLAS has now exited the sun’s glare having come closest to the sun in late September. It made its closest approach to Earth this past Saturday, October 11th, passing about 44 million miles away. It is now rising a little bit higher each night in the western sky and remaining visible for a little bit longer period; however, it is also going to lose some its brightness with each passing day.
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A strong cold front that is trailing a low pressure system to our north will push through the region today and usher in the coolest air mass of the season so far. Temperatures this afternoon will likely peak in the lower 70’s and then be confined to the 60’s for highs on Tuesday and Wednesday. This chilly air outbreak will be rather short-lived and warmer conditions are going to return to the Tennessee Valley later in the week.
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Temperatures should peak near the 80-degree mark for the next couple of days and then likely climb well up into the 80’s on Sunday. A cold front will cross the region by early next week and its passage will usher in the coolest air mass so far this season for much of the eastern half of the nation.
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The remainder of the week will feature dry and comfortable conditions around here following the passage of a couple of weak frontal systems. Hurricane Milton continues to move along over the warm waters of the Gulf of Mexico as a “major” and it is headed to the Tampa Bay region of Florida’s western (Gulf) coast for landfall later this evening.
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The remainder of the week will dry and comfortable conditions following the passage of a frontal system on Monday. Hurricane Milton continues to chug along over the Gulf of Mexico as a “major” and it is likely headed to the Tampa Bay region of Florida’s western (Gulf) coast for landfall later tomorrow.
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A frontal system will push through the area today and pave the way for a generally dry week featuring warm days and cool nights. High temperatures during the next few days will be near the 80-degree mark and overnight lows in the lower 50’s with high pressure remaining in control. On the tropical scene, Tropical Storm Milton is likely to intensify into a “major” hurricane during the next couple of days as it crosses the Gulf of Mexico from west-to-east with a possible landfall at mid-week somewhere along Florida’s western Gulf coast.
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