Hurricane Agnes

5 am update (Lorenzo is now officially a hurricane) -

11 pm update (getting close to hurricane-level winds) -

5 pm update (Lorenzo holding steady but expected to strengthen to a hurricane soon - perhaps by tomorrow) -

Levi Cowan from Tropical Tidbits will be on the Weather Geeks show tomorrow -

11 am update (pressure slowly dropping) -

I saw that yesterday with the 18z GFS. I was like WTF is that coming across the GOM and slamming into TX (and figured it couldn't be Karen)??

5 am update (starting to crank up) -

NASA's Hurricane group did some calcs on Lorenzo's rainfall rates earlier today -

Made it up to 88 here today after a low of 68 this morning. Had much more cloud cover today than previous days. The humidity/dp did start dropping after 3:30 pm though so it's not bad out. Currently 84 and mostly cloudy.

Lorenzo got an early 5 pm update (and is doing better than Karen)!

NOAA sats watching Lorenzo -

Lorenzo came off the coast spinning!

5 am update just issued -

Made it up to 82 here yesterday after a low of 55. Have pretty much topped out at 86 here now after a "warmer" low of 60 but the big difference between today and yesterday is the humidity. The dews have been running in the mid - upper 60s and you can feel it. Currently down to 85 at the moment and mostly sunny.

Maybe at the 5 pm update as a TD (we'll see) -

I was surprised it wasn't declared at the 11 am update because on visible, it came off the coast spinning!

Made it to a high of 75 yesterday and did watch the ISS flyover last night (which was for an extended time - i.e., several minutes flying overhead). There was a very thin deck of cirrostratus, but that did not affect the viewing. Meanwhile the heat is coming (maybe the last gasp of mid-upper 80s or higher, but we'll see). After a "warmer" low of 55 this morning, it is currently 68 and mostly sunny, with a mix of cumulus and cirrus.

Here's the update on that map (with the downgrade of Jerry) - Looks like they plan to look at that latest system (Windward Islands one) later today (with another recon planned for tomorrow) - https://www.nhc.noaa.gov/text/MIAREPRPD.shtml

Bottomed out this morning at 50. The ISS overflight last night was great with few if any clouds (looked like there may have been some cirrus here and there). Another opportunity tonight (about an hour earlier - just before 8 pm now) so looking forward to that. Every once in a while I check the flyover schedule so it's not like it is a major event to see these, even during the day, but with all the overcast and rain the past year, it's often been hard to catch one under ideal viewing conditions and at a good angle. Am currently up to 59 and clear.

You can track some hurricanes in the interim.

Made it to 71 yesterday (but not until late in the day) after a low of 54. This morning was a whole other story where I bottomed out at 50. The dews are also in the low - mid 40s here. Currently slowly on the way back up with a temp of 52, and clear.

The locusts have those longish strands with tiny leaves on each side and the tiny leaves will start yellowing in the fall before dropping. I was surprised to see some of the street tree locusts around here with clusters of yellowing leaves scattered throughout the canopy. The magnolias have gotten their fall coloration (purplish). Not seeing any maples coloring up yet though (they are the true harbingers of fall)!

Had a pleasant high of 76 yesterday after a low of 58 but this morning's low of 54 was fall's clarion call telling the plants to get ready (already seeing some trees turn color including some of the thornless honey locust trees)! Amazing after over a year of above normal rain, that we have finally hit a bit of a dry (in a relative sense) spell. Currently 57 and clear.

Ended up with a high of 81 yesterday after a low of 65 and 0.09" of rain from ~2:00 am.... and with the front, the dews finally dropped down into the low 50s by the late afternoon. Today is a different story with the temp already having hit 83 and dews in the low 60s, so you can feel the humidity a bit more. Currently clouding up and temp down to 82. I noticed that KDIX, KDOX, and TPHL are all offline at the moment.

I ended up with a few more late showers overnight giving me a total of 0.27" yesterday. Had some more scattered showers just after midnight for another 0.04" for today (so far). Ended up just hitting 70 today for a high around 4:30 pm after a low of 60. It was overcast and breezy most of the day although the sun was trying to break out earlier this afternoon giving me that 70 high but then it got obscured again. Currently 68 and overcast.