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TODAY'S NUMBERS:
HIGH: 90
LOW: 62
What a beautiful day! We made it up to 90... but it didn't feel nearly as uncomfortable today, as our dew points dropped signifincantly! We currently have dew points in the 40s, and it feels GREAT out there this evening!
There is a stalled front to our South, and spotty thunderstorms have developed along it this evening. As the front comes through on Friday... there is the chance of some spotty thunderstorms. I don't think everyone will see rain, but perhaps a few of the lucky ones will! :) And if you get it... consider yourself VERY lucky!
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The RED numbers on the map are TEMPERATURES... and the GREEN numbers are DEW POINTS. You often hear about dew points AND relative humidity... but the dew point is actually the more accurate measure of moisture in the air. Whenever the dew points are above 65 or so... it starts to feel really muggy.
As that front lifts north of Kansas City... our dew points will rise, and you will definitely notice it this weekend. The winds will also increase out of the south... so there will be a nice breeze. And the breeze will be welcomed, as we will be darn close to breaking some record highs! Here are the current records for each day, and then what we are forecasting for highs:
So you can see, we will be close each day!
As you probably noticed, the rainy period we saw at the end of April really helped the grass grow and green up. For allergy sufferers... it looks like GRASS will be the dominant pollen for the next few weeks. Children's Mercy's Section of Allergy & Asthma says bluegrass and rye are now pollnating. Next month fescue and brome will start to produce pollen... so expect a heavy grass season!
Here is another interesting tid-bit today...
CAPE CANAVERAL, FL (AP)
NASA has launched a weather satellite that will allow forecasters to better pinpoint severe storms, and investigate world climate change. After months of delay, the GOES-N satellite took off about 6pm Eastern on a Boeing Delta Four rocket from the Cape Canaveral Air Force Station. The GOES-N is a step in the development of a family of weather satellites designed, built and maintained by NASA and NOAA since 1975. It is the first in a series of three new satellites. The satellite carried instruments to allow meteorologists on the ground to take images of weather problem spots, and improve short-term forecasts locally. Despite today's launch, it will be a few years before the satellite is operational in space. GOES stands for Geostationary Operational Environmental Satellites.
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Have a good night!
Jamie
Posted by at May 25, 2006 8:14 PM
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Greetings Jamie et al:
I am afraid I would have to bet highly against any storms, and if you read the NWS discussion and so forth, it sounds abysmally dry and very hot, Memorial Weekend (yuk) and later on next week. As Gary said earlier, we could (and I think will) be looking at severe drought conditions by mid-June, unless something occurs, which I don't see right now.
BTW, can someone tell the Dog what a thunderstorm looks and sounds like. I HAVE FORGOTTEN. California is more interesting this year, can you believe it?
Dog
HEY, DOG!
The chance for thunderstorms is slim... only 20%... which is why I said whoever gets one will be very LUCKY! There is a pretty nice complex ongoing down by Dodge City, KS tonight. But our dew points are just too low and that cluster which WAS moving NE has turned to the E... sigh...
You didn't get any of the rain from yesterday morning?
Jamie
Posted by: StormDog at May 25, 2006 9:38 PM
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Jamie - Negative, not from the looks of the rain-gauge, but perhaps the little that fell evaporated!!! Also, I wasn't criticizing your forecasting at all, just commenting dryly (no pun intended, or should it be intended) on the EXTREMELY BORING weather. The GFS doesn't hold much hope, from the looks of it, and if one believes the 384 hour, and it isn't a stretch, there is a huge upper-high forming, with us in it's eastern clutches. IE HOTTER THAN H--L, and most likely dry, if it were to verify.
Later,
Dog
DOG:
It is rather boring for the next 7 days or so. But wait... what is that showing up for Tuesday/Wednesday on the GFS??
Jamie
Posted by: StormDog at May 25, 2006 10:39 PM
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I think more interesting than the new GOES is the recent launch of CloudSAT.
http://cloudsat.atmos.colostate.edu/
CloudSat is an experimental satellite that will use radar to study clouds and precipitation from space. CloudSat will fly in orbital formation as part of the A-Train constellation of satellites
Posted by: Scott at May 26, 2006 9:05 AM
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Jamie
The complex of showers and storms stretching from northern Kansas to near Wichita...does it have a shot at making it. It appears it is coming our way.
HI, BRIAN:
No, that complex has weakened significantly this afternoon.
Jamie
Posted by: Brian at May 26, 2006 10:18 AM
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Looks like Tues/Wed will form to our east to me.
SCOTT:
The GFS has it here & to our north. We will have to wait and see how it sets up. Lord knows the GFS is not 100% that far out.
Jamie
Posted by: Scott at May 26, 2006 2:54 PM
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This has been a very boring severe weather season so far, although, sorry guys, this desert girl loves the sunny hot weather. If there won't be any scary weather my best shot of excitement is maybe getting to introduce my husband to a good old California earthquake next month on vacation. I owe him, since when I moved here and heard a tornado siren go off, I immediately stood in a doorway frame , to which he replied, "That might work in California but in Kansas the tornado will just blow you through the house." Sheepish oops.
JERI:
Our severe weather season started off with a bang... but has fizzled into virtually nothing. There are still a few weeks left, so never say never. I hope by now you have put a severe weather safety plan in place that includes a lowest level, interior room! ;)
Thanks for posting,
Jamie
Posted by: Jeri Correll at May 26, 2006 2:55 PM
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