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Aug 22: Watching the Tropics Closely

Aug 22: Watching the Tropics Closely

🕔11:28, 22.Aug 2014

Tropical development near the Leeward Islands of the Lesser Antilles has been hindered and stunted by it’s surrounding environment. It will likely remain disorganized as it passes over/just to the North of the Greater Antilles. It will then turn northwards

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Cool but Dry Weekend Expected (Aug 22-24)

Cool but Dry Weekend Expected (Aug 22-24)

🕔19:54, 21.Aug 2014

Tomorrow we’ll deal with another unsettled day but the threat of rain will subside by Saturday morning if not tomorrow night. Lets break it down by day: Friday will again be unsettled with variable clouds and rain possible at any

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Aug 21: Unsettled Weather Expected Today

Aug 21: Unsettled Weather Expected Today

🕔09:52, 21.Aug 2014

Good morning! The onshore flow will persist today with unsettled conditions across the mid-Atlantic US region. That means you should expect variable clouds, a little bit of sun and possible rain showers that can happen anytime. This evening and through

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Aug 20: Tropical Activity Detected!

Aug 20: Tropical Activity Detected!

🕔19:07, 20.Aug 2014

Tropical development is expected just east of the Windward Islands of the Lesser Antilles. At this point it’s fairly certain that this will move behind the Leeward Islands and into the Eastern Caribbean Sea under the name Cristobal (if Tropical

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Your Weekly Forecast – Onshore Flow! (Aug 18-22)

Your Weekly Forecast – Onshore Flow! (Aug 18-22)

🕔19:20, 17.Aug 2014

Today looks decent but Tuesday and into the rest of the week will be heavily influenced by onshore flow yielding cooler temperatures, humid air, variable clouds, and possibly scattered rain/storms. On a synoptic scale, an upper-level low pressure system is

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Mixed Weekend Weather Expected (Aug 15-17)

Mixed Weekend Weather Expected (Aug 15-17)

🕔07:17, 15.Aug 2014

High pressure will be in control of the region through at least Saturday night. This will keep it cool and comfortable with little to no chance of rain. Sunday, however, will likely see impacts from a low pressure disturbance moving

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Aug 12: Wet Night Expected

Aug 12: Wet Night Expected

🕔19:40, 12.Aug 2014

Widespread heavy rainfall has already fallen over portions of southern New Jersey. Northern New Jersey is up next as precipitation pushes north along the occluded frontal boundary. Occluded simply means that the cold front has caught the warm front just

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Aug 11: Rain Already Approaching

Aug 11: Rain Already Approaching

🕔18:56, 11.Aug 2014

Rain is already approaching the Washington D.C./Baltimore area from the W/SW. At it’s current pace it should arrive in New Jersey by sunrise if not earlier. I’m starting to get a better idea of how this system is going to

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Mixed Weather Expected! (Aug 11-15)

Mixed Weather Expected! (Aug 11-15)

🕔19:05, 10.Aug 2014

High pressure will have control for another 24-36 hours. This should make for another beautiful summery Monday. Tuesday and Wednesday, however, look rainy and stormy. With any luck we’ll return to fair weather for Thursday and Friday. Let’s break it

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Gorgeous Weekend Alert! (Aug 8-10)

Gorgeous Weekend Alert! (Aug 8-10)

🕔08:09, 7.Aug 2014

The cold front quietly passed through the region yesterday which has pushed the humid tropical air mass out to sea. We’ll now fall victim to high pressure which should be in full control through at least Sunday. Only the smallest

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