Fisher Women, Sunday Rain chances, Welcomed Cool Down

When I don't post, it's usually because I'm not near my computer. We ran a podcast for my subscribers yesterday, showing my grandson learning to fish.  Soon my focus will turn more to the 2026 hurricane season, but to hear & see me, you have to become a subscriber for $2/month at bobbreck.com.  It will give you access to all of our podcasts so far and the many to come during this storm season. Wednesday & Thursday, Captain Hylton and I took Etta (his wife) and Valerie (my fiancée) fishing.  The girls did really well catching all kinds of fish.  Etta caught the biggest redfish.

Valerie caught a nice red plus several exotic fish like a sting ray and a huge (3'+) alligator garfish(check out those teeth!).  All in all, it was a wonderful time on the water despite the brisk winds that made casting difficult at times.  Our strong winds have been caused by a stalled upper ridge of high pressure blocking any fronts from coming our way.  The main storm track is well to our north, but the surface lows interacting with the Atlantic/Bermuda high has keep winds brisk for days.

SPC's severe outlook pinpoints the areas expecting severe storms.

The Tornado Season has shifted farther to our west & north as it does every year at this time.

We will enjoy another warm, dry day on Saturday before a cold front pushes through on Sunday.

As I mentioned before, cold fronts in late April & early May lack the real chill like those March fronts.  Still, we'll need light jackets on Sunday, especially if clouds linger, keeping temps in the 60s.  WPC is forecasting some rain with this front, but amounts will be generally less than one inch.

It will bring back some drier, good feel air for the start of next week and lower nighttime temps.  Finally,

The snowiest month, historically, in Denver is April. Check them out this afternoon.   Burrr!  It's why my oldest son (Rob) & his wife (Sarah) moved to Albuquerque two years ago!  Enjoy your weekend and stay tuned!

Not Done With Fronts, Typhoon Sinlaku in WestPac, Record Heat Over Southeast

 Hi Gang, I haven't forgotten about you.  It's just the lack of weather changes that makes posting difficult since it's hard to find stuff to talk about.  We're 6 weeks from the start of the 2026 Hurricane Season, but the western Pacific is off to a roaring start with Super typhoon Sinlaku.  It has been battering several islands (Guam), but it remains mainly away from major land areas.

It is expected to recurve to the northeast and not threaten Japan.  There is a rule regarding western Pacific Typhoons/hurricanes.  Generally in 10-14 days, their energy will move across the Pacific and enter the United States sometimes creating some wild weather.  Right now, it MIGHT deepen an east coast upper trough that could bring us a cold front for late April into early May.  Let's watch to see if that happens.  We do have a cold front coming for late this weekend, but not until Sunday as a big upper ridge covers the Southeast blocking any fronts from coming our way.

Over the western states is a deep upper trough with several disturbances rotating through it.  Between the ridge and trough, the battleground is set for several days of severe weather.  SPC outlines that risk, beginning with today, tomorrow and Thursday.

As you can see, SPC weakens the threat each day and does not move it toward us.  WPC's 7 day rainfall outlook confirms that thinking.

They have 3-5" bullseyes far to our north with little, if any rain here.  Bottom line, in the short term, we'll stay very warm & dry with a slight chance for a shower with the cold/cool front on Sunday.

SPC has two Tornado Watches (Red) & a Severe T-Storm Watch (Blue) issued for states in the warm air sector.  None of that will come our way until the blocking upper high/ridge breaks down over this weekend.  In fact, even when the front arrives, our rain chances look to be slim and none.

April fronts are no longer the cold blasts that can come down in March.  However, the coming cooldown will be noticeable and we'll need sweaters and jackets after the sun sets.  All stations are hyping the  severe to extreme drought over Southeast Louisiana, especially south of Lake P.

My take is, it's not an emergency for farmers/gardeners just yet as our high temps are not 90+.  Driving around, I don't see the neutral grounds turning brown.  Now if this dry spell were to last into mid to late May, when daily highs will be flirting with 90+, then the extreme evaporation would creating problems.  For now, water your potted plants and lawns if necessary.  For my Podcast subscribers, I am working on my next podcast that'll deal with the 2026 Hurricane predictions.  Sign up at bobbreck.com. Stay tuned!