The Best Of August

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8:49PM

This really is about the best kind of weather you can have in August – maybe a little humid for some, but certainly not oppressive. And folks near the east-facing coast will enjoy a refreshing wind from the ocean at times during the next few days. This will take place as high pressure centers itself north of the region. The next eventful weather system will be early next week as a cold front arrives from the west.

Forecast for eastern MA, southern NH, RI…

OVERNIGHT: Partly cloudy. Lows in the 60s, a few upper 50s in valley areas. Wind light variable.

FRIDAY: Mostly sunny. Highs upper 70s to middle 80s coast to inland, cooling back to the lower 70s later in the day near east-facing coastal areas. Wind N shifting to E up to 10 MPH.

FRIDAY NIGHT: Mostly clear. Lows 60-65, few upper 50s inland valleys. Wind light E becoming variable.

SATURDAY: Partly cloudy. Highs 75-85 coast to inland. Wind SE 5-15 MPH.

SUNDAY: Mostly sunny. Low 61. High 80.

MONDAY: Partly cloudy. Low 64. High 83.

TUESDAY: Variably cloudy. Chance of showers and thunderstorms. Low 66. High 84.

WEDNESDAY: Mostly sunny. Low 59. High 79.

THURSDAY: Mostly sunny. Low 61. High 84.

72 thoughts on “The Best Of August”

  2. Thanks TK. This could be the-best-of-the-best stretches of the summer…or any summer for that matter! 🙂

    On a sad note…Dylan Dreyer’s last day at Ch. 7 will be next Thursday August 30th. I am going to miss her around here in the mornings. 🙁

    But…she will be the weekend met on the Today Show. I don’t know when she will start but probably sometime in September after Labor Day? 🙂

    1. Me too ! I thought today felt very warm. Of course, not much of a seabreeze, so the warmth was quite noticeable.

      1. Tom it sure did feel warm when you got away from the immediate coast even here it was warmer but still lovely

  4. Thanks TK. Do you think there could be a window of opportunity in the gulf for rapid intensification of Issac?

    1. If it gets out over open water in that bathtub, and the upper air is supportive for outflow, then certainly yes.

  5. Thanks TK ! Between the 12z EURO and the latest spaghetti plots, maybe New Orleans is coming into play.

  6. Thanks TK.
    Issac right now is going to make a landfall in the U.S. somewhere. If it goes towards New Orleans you have a lot of oil platforms out in that part of the Gulf and that could have an impact on oil prices which are high enough but thats for another blog.

    1. The pressure still over 1000 millibars and winds only 45 mph. One thing is clear if Issac ever gets to hurricane strength
      its going to be in the Gulf of Mexico.
      Tomorrow is the 20 year anniversary of Hurricane Andrew making landfall as a cateogory 5 hurricane.

      1. Looks like the hurricane hunter is reporting a pressure near 1000mb. So it may be finally trying to get its act together. Looking better in each new satellite frame too.

  9. Thanks TK. We have had a steady sea breeze two days running and at night an equally great breeze off the land which is cooled by the river on west side of house. Having water on east and west sides is great as long as there is a breeze

      1. Thanks Vicki and TK! First day trip is Monday when we board the Captain John boat in Plymouth Harbor and search for whales. 🙂

        1. I’ve always wanted to do that. My kids all did but got seasick. My husband gets seasick too. He grew up sailing. Go figure. Have fun

  12. Recon plane had a 58 kt max wind, pressure 1000 mb…..may see winds increased a bit on 8am advisory.

  13. Issac 50 mph and were noticing the westward trend in the models putting the central Gulf Coast in play. To me if it remains over the mountains of Cuba being a weak storm right now I am a little skeptical of this becoming hurricane when it comes into the Gulf. This system has not looked healthy from the beginning.

  15. Great stretch of weather with the humidity in check. The humidity might spike a tad on Tuesday with that overnight low in the mid 60s but a front comes through and we return to nice weather Wednesday and Thursday.

    1. I think this particular system is prime for edplosive development. The outflow it has above it is textbook. On the visible satellite this morning, the lower clouds on its western flanks show good surface inflow. Of course, I’ve thought it was going to intensify for three days now and nothing has happened. 🙂

      1. Being a large storm even if your outside of where the center comes across your going to have impacts with heavy rain
        wind, flooding, and even the threat of weak isolated tornadoes.

  17. Your right Hadi about the warm waters in the Gulf. The other factors to look at will there be any wind shear that could disrupte the system or will dry air try to get into the system.

  18. Henry Margusity is still insisting that Isaac will head towards Florida’s east coast instead and move up the coast and hit South Carolina in the coming days. He believes that a trough near Colorado will force Isaac on the more eastward track. If Henry’s track verifies then we in SNE will have to keep a much closer eye obviously.

    All models have Isaac’s track toward the eastern Gulf and the only “outlier” is Henry himself. 😉

      1. For now I agree, but TK goes against the other mets on long range forecasts on occasion and so far by my count, he ends up being right. I guess we will see if Henry has the same “magic” touch. 😉

    1. Henry’s theory makes sense, just wondering why he feels the mid-west trough will be stronger steering it east oppose to the current forecast of weaker and going north.

  22. Issac slowly strengthening. Still expect a tropical storm at 5pm with winds maybe up to 65 mph.

  23. Well, after 3 days of a big circulation, in the last several hours, its easier to see a more compact center just south Haiti. Going to be a critical 6 to 8 hours for all those people in Haiti living out in tents, with very little protection from flooding.

  24. The forward motion in the 8pm advisory has slowed to 10 mph. The wind speeds remain at 65mph making it a strong tropical storm. Looking at the spagetti plots it seems to want to keep Issac just offshore of the west coast of Florida and make landfall somewhere in the Florida panhandle. The remanents look to remain south of SNE.
    Joyce is no more and a wave off Africa with a 30% shot of developing.

    6. Good Luck Scott! I am very excited for you and look forward to seeing your growth in meteorology in the next 4 years!

      1. That’s sox Although they disgrace the name. Hmmmm can you tell I’m a bit disgusted with them
        🙂

      2. It sounds like gonzo is gone, they scratched him right before the game. Please take the pitcher as well. Big time work needed for this team, they seem to just be quiting, they do not care.

  28. Recon plane in Isaac again. Thunderstorms firing around the center. Interested to see what the recon flight finds in the next hour. Wonder if they will mention if the storm is trying to form an eyewall ?

  29. Whoa who took the river while I was sleeping?? Heavy fog this morning. We saw it on the horizon last evening but it never rolled in

  30. The EURO, and it has been for a few days, is signaling some very warm to hot weather sometime during the Labor Day Weekend.

    2. Looks like the NAO turns positive for a short time then too, but the 14 day forecast for it shows it is probably going back to negative again.

  31. Spent the day at Six Flags New England yesterday. Tiring but very fun! And I hardly go on anything. It was mostly for my son, who turns 13 tomorrow.

    Anyway, updating now. 🙂

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