Watching Gustav August 31, 2008

The hurricane in the Gulf of Mexico is bearing down on Louisiana.  A hurricane warning is now in effect for that coast line and it includes the city of New Orleans and Lake Pontchartrain.  The storm itself is going to land to the east of New Orleans, instead of a direct impact like Katrina was.  [...]

Labor Day Weekend… August 29, 2008

We saw our coolest temperatures in the metro since late May on Friday.  That’s just over 3 months since we dropped into the lower 50s.  While we’ll see another comfortable morning on Saturday… look for a big warm-up over the extended holiday weekend.  High temps from Saturday through Labor Day (Monday) will either approach or [...]

The “Unofficial” End of Summer August 28, 2008

Before I go into our upcoming holiday weekend… let’s take a moment to reflect upon the significance of our thundershowers Wednesday morning.  Now… going into that defining moment… we were mere days away from establishing an all-time record for the driest August in Omaha… with only .15″ of rainfall as of the wee hours of the [...]

Bored to Death.. August 25, 2008

Ok.. not really, but this weather pattern is anything but interesting.  I’m also getting tired of finding new ways to say it’s been dry.  You know, we have a chance for rain tomorrow night and Wednesday and it would be awesome if we got 2″ of rain… then the statistics wouldn’t be so amazing.  However, [...]

We Need Rain August 22, 2008

Here’s the deal… it’s dry.  You’ve probably heard one of us meteorologists complaining about it over this past week.  In fact, we’ve been so dry that the US Department of Agriculture placed our area in a D0 classification.  This means that we’ve been “Abnormally Dry”.  It does not mean we’re in a drought, but basically [...]

A Hint Of More To Come ? August 21, 2008

We’ve been dry this August… a far cry from late May and June when we were deluged by an overabundance of rainfall.  So far… Omaha’s Eppley Airfield has received .15″ this month.  In a “normal” August… we would have received 2.08″ of rain by the 21st.
But… because of our previously mentioned wet spell… we’re still [...]

Warm, but not humid… August 17, 2008

Humidity is the key and the key to humidity is the dewpoint.  Relative humidity is a terrible indicator of actual humidity and how it feels outside.  That’s why we rarely show it anymore.  For example, this morning it doesn’t feel humid, but the relative humidity is close to 100%!  The much better indication is the [...]

Weekend Looking (Much) Better August 14, 2008

An area of low pressure has dropped out of Canada (as previously expected/forecasted).  It’s also looking like it will be stalled out in the middle of the country for a few days (also as previously expected/forecasted).  However… it now looks like it will stall out a bit further west and south than previously expected/forecasted.
The bottom [...]

A Change Is In The Air August 13, 2008

While our highs on Wednesday (lower 90s) were above “average” for mid-August… they’re certainly not uncommon.  In fact… many August days are hot and humid.  Nevertheless… our “heat wave” will be short-lived.
Starting on Thursday… an area of low pressure in the middle part of the atmosphere will drop out of Canada and then stall across [...]

A Topsy Turvy 7-Day August 11, 2008

We’ve pretty much have got it all over the next seven days… a day of 90-degree temperatures.. and a few days of cool, cloudy, and rainy days. 
First of all, sitting here tonight tracking some weakening thunderstorms as they head toward the Omaha metro.  There were some severe thunderstorm warnings associated with them near Norfolk, but [...]