Sunday/Monday Rain: Hit? Miss? A Glancing Blow?

We cracked open a beverage to finish today’s WhateverThisIsCast:

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TodayWarming, But What’s Up With This Humidity? – High 85°

Today we will be mostly sunny, and a bit humid. At noon, the dewpoint was already 62°. That’s not cool, September. NOT COOL. read more

Sunshine, Weekend, Sunday Rain ETAs, Commentary

Latest Official Temp & Other Stuff, taken at :53 every hour

Thursday NightStill Awesome

NWS thinks patchy fog may develop overnight, but with the lowest dewpoint depression at 5° (temp minus dewpoint, 60° – 55° = 5°), fog shouldn’t be a big problem overnight and Friday morning. Beware the usually foggy spots. read more

Fall’s Here! It’s Beautiful! Now Beware the Waspocalypse.

Last night I was doing my normal weather thing:

(1) Nerding out on weather data and weather models.

(2) Asking myself: do normal people care about this? (94% of the time, the answer is No.)

(3) Decide: “people might care about this,” then tweet: read more

Fall!

TodayCold Front Arrives – High 84°

Humidity and mid-80°s are on the way out, courtesy of a cold front arriving this afternoon. A few drops may squeeze out of the clouds as the front arrives, read more

Rain & Maybe a Thunderstorm Today, Fall Tomorrow

TodayLate Morning/Early Afternoon Rain – High 84°

Just before 7 AM, a cold front was pushing a line of showers and thunderstorms across the Ohio River:

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At 9:20 AM, the showers were fizzling ahead of the front: read more

Aye, Right!!

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Today Scotland determines its independence from the UK by voting, rather than the traditional way, war. Some argue a vote in favor independence will upset the current world order,

and in case that happens, one day our kilt-wearing grandkids may ask what our day was like when the vote was had, the day before Groundskeeper Willie rose to political power to govern a small, oil-rich nation. read more

Dreary to Sunny

A weak cold front came and went this morning, but there is still some lingering moisture squeezing out a few light showers and this ridiculous drizzle. This guy loves it.

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You may briefly wish for an umbrella, but we don’t think anything tonight will get rained out. We’ll hit 77° today. read more

Light, Off & On Rain

The morning runs of the HRRR predicted a steady, half-inch-plus afternoon rainfall. (Sorry to pick on you, HRRR. You weren’t the only terrible weather model today).

Example of the 8 AM HRRR run, predicting 1 PM: read more

Week At A Glance

86 Monday 

The clouds which ruled Sunday should shove off Monday, allowing temps to climb to 86. Humidity, however, will remain sane.

88 Tuesday

Tuesday will also be kind to us (no rain, high 88), but by Tuesday night, “return flow” begins. read more

When We Will Find What We’re Looking For

When will fall return? If not fall, a taste of fall? Keep reading.

At 6 PM, the cold front had already pushed through Davidson and most of Williamson Counties:

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Dew points are still hanging around 70, so the humidity hasn’t been eliminated, despite the nice breeze from the north. read more