Weather! Lather, rinse, repeat

While the weather at home has been pretty mundane, it’s been far from it in other locales. Hurricane Karl made landfall around noon Friday just north of Veracruz, Mexico, as a Category 3 storm with sustained winds of 115 miles per hour. Hurricane Igor has weakened and is now a minimal hurricane, just northwest of […]

September 20, 2010; 9:55 AM • by Weather Dan

While the weather at home has been pretty mundane, it’s been far from it in other locales.

Hurricane Karl made landfall around noon Friday just north of Veracruz, Mexico, as a Category 3 storm with sustained winds of 115 miles per hour. Hurricane Igor has weakened and is now a minimal hurricane, just northwest of Bermuda; it rocked the island with tropical storm-force winds for more than 24 hours, and has become one of the largest hurricanes on record in terms of diameter. In New York City, the National Weather Service confirmed two tornadoes touched down and a macroburst occurred, in Brooklyn and Queens. One person was killed by an EF-1 tornado that touched down near the Flushing section of Queens.

Meanwhile, it’s still quiet in Richmond, and looks to be this way through the week.

On Monday, some stray clouds will clear out following the passage of a weak cold front. High pressure behind the front and located over the Great Lakes region will provide us with yet another day of mostly clear skies and seasonable temperatures. Highs in the mid 80s will give way to overnight lows in the mid 50s.

Tuesday’s not gone, it’s looking like almost a perfect carbon copy of Monday. More mostly clear skies, more highs in the mid 80s, with the only change being overnight lows sticking closer to 60.

There’s a warmup on the way for midweek; we’re not done with the 90s yet. The heat’s not done with us yet, either. I have a feeling that these days of easy forecasting are going to come back to bite me as we get into fall. Just a hunch. I’ll be back Wednesday.

September 20, 2010 9:55 AM 0