George BM

Okay, this is some of the thickest smoke aloft that I've seen here thus far. The sun is still relatively dark and deep orange/pink two hours after sunrise.

Dark and strange...

The smoky haze will make its return later today and likely be around through at least tomorrow.

DCA: 105F IAD: 103F BWI: 106F RIC: 104F

13 named storms 6 hurricanes 3 major hurricanes 13/6/3

I believe this may be the first MRGL+ from SPC for parts of the area since April IINM?

Surprisingly IAD is still at 90F atm.

I just realized that the record at IAD for today is 91F tied in 2009. So IAD has broken the daily record by 2F thus far.

IAD up to 93F so far.

107 WTNT32 KNHC 021738 CCA TCPAT2 BULLETIN Tropical Storm Arlene Special Advisory Number 5...Corrected NWS National Hurricane Center Miami FL AL022023 100 PM CDT Fri Jun 02 2023 Corrected wording in Hazards Affecting Land section ...AIR FORCE HURRICANE HUNTERS INDICATE DEPRESSION HAS STRENGTHENED INTO TROPICAL STORM ARLENE... SUMMARY OF 100 PM CDT...1800 UTC...INFORMATION ---------------------------------------------- LOCATION...26.7N 86.2W ABOUT 265 MI...425 KM W OF FT. MYERS FLORIDA ABOUT 340 MI...550 KM NNW OF THE WESTERN TIP OF CUBA MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS...40 MPH...65 KM/H PRESENT MOVEMENT...S OR 175 DEGREES AT 5 MPH...7 KM/H MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE...1002 MB...29.59 INCHES WATCHES AND WARNINGS -------------------- There are no coastal watches or warnings in effect. DISCUSSION AND OUTLOOK ---------------------- At 100 PM CDT (1800 UTC), the center of Tropical Storm Arlene was located near latitude 26.7 North, longitude 86.2 West. Arlene is moving toward the south near 5 mph (7 km/h) and this motion is expected to increase slightly through tonight. Maximum sustained winds have increased to near 40 mph (65 km/h) with higher gusts. Arlene is expected to weaken by tonight, and it is forecast to degenerate into a remnant low on Saturday. Tropical-storm-force winds extend outward up to 70 miles (110 km) northeast of the center. The estimated minimum central pressure based on data from the Air Force Hurricane Hunters is 1002 mb (29.59 inches). HAZARDS AFFECTING LAND ---------------------- RAINFALL: Rainfall amounts of 1 to 2 inches with localized higher amounts up to 5 inches are possible through Saturday across portions of the central and southern Florida Peninsula. This rainfall is not directly related to Tropical Storm Arlene. Regardless, the heavy rainfall could lead to isolated flash, urban, and small stream flooding impacts. NEXT ADVISORY ------------- Next complete advisory at 400 PM CDT. $$ Forecaster Cangialosi/Hogsett/Delgado

IAD has hit 90F via 1-min obs. http://iadasos.org/IAD/index.html

Bring us home!

Happy Meteorological/Climatological summer! Happy Hurricane Season!

Hurricane Idalia Advisory Number 32 11AM EDT Friday, August 25, 2023 Max Sustained Winds: 230mph, Gusts: 280mph Moving: NNW(345*) at 29mph Min Sea-Level Pressure: 832mb Idalia has taken advantage of the 35-36C SSTs off the southeastern US w/ limited shear and a moist environment available and has become an unprecedently catastrophic category 5. Idalia will race inland over the Carolinas and northwards over the Mid-Atlantic region through the day ahead of an advancing through coming out of the west and will blast into the interior northeast and southeastern Canada by late this evening. An unfathomable storm surge of upwards of 50 feet is expected along the North Carolina coast from Wilmington to Morehead City with a catastrophic surge up the Chesapeake Bay all the way up through Long Island, NY. Hurricane Warnings extend north through the Carolinas, Mid-Atlantic, northeast and into southeastern Canada and the Great Lakes. Rainfall will easily total 1 to 2 feet in these areas w/ localized amounts upwards of 3 feet in the Appalachians. Widespread hurricane-force winds will cause extreme wind damage through the warned area with extreme (115+mph winds) extending as far inland as places such as Toronto, Canada and Syracuse, NY. Satellite Image: 10:50AM EDT August 25, 2023 Them dastardly underwater volcanoes at it again.

The batch of high clouds moving overhead should make for a gorgeous sunset this evening w/ little/no additional cloud cover to the WNW (sunset-direction).

Now I'm -2...

I heard thunder for the first time this month yesterday. Though not to this extent AND not implying that the pattern will repeat but... I remember 2012 being quite convection-wise before the end of May into June.

weather.us/lightning A good free site for seeing lightning activity over the past 24 hours.

Strong negative CG.

There's a good chance that I won't hear a single rumble of thunder this month. Not to common to not hear any thunder in the month of May here. There may have been audible thunder at my location on the 20th but I was busy doing some things and didn't notice.

Different view of the same dust devil.

Extreme Congratulations! A Severe Celebration Warning is in effect.

This will be the last of the smoky haze for a bit. Definitely the haziest May that I can remember... at least when it comes to smoke being aloft in the atmosphere.

54/52 at IAD as of last hour w/, of course, hazy skies.

Indeed. Probably not much happening with it but NHC has a 10% lemon on it.