7/11 - 1pm - A Repeat of Yesterday

We're a little warmer than we were yesterday at this time, with the suburbs holding at 85 for the moment. Urban areas in town are in the upper 80's, with a high of around 90 expected by later this afternoon. Our next chance of rain looks to be tomorrow evening, when some scattered showers and thunderstorms. Sunday afternoon will have higher rain chances as a cold front sweeps through here from our west. A nice week is in store for next week as high pressure sets in a calms down our general weather pattern.

Here's an update on Hurricane Bertha's forecast track:



Looks like Bertha will only come close to Bermuda, but not actually hit it. Forecast accuracy is key here; any westward movement not factored into the forecast would put Bermuda in harm's way.

Our weather for the rest of the summer looks pretty uneventful. The CPC (Climate Prediction Center) has released the July-August-September climate outlook, and nothing is out of the ordinary for us. Here's the temperature chart:



We're in the EC (Equal Chances) area, meaning our temperatures won't really differ all that much from normal. The Northeast and the Southwest look really warm though, with above average temperatures forecast. The precipitation chart looks very similar for us as well, with Equal Chances covering much of the eastern half of the nation:



Notice though that the Northeast will see above normal precipitation, along with increased temperatures on the first map. It's interesting that an area in the southern tips of MS, AL, and GA will see increased precipitation. Hopefully that area can extend north a little and provide some relief to areas in North Georgia and the Carolinas, where water is needed pretty badly.