It Wasn't a Cold Front...

I was out walking Bailey this evening and almost went back to my house for a sweater.  OK, maybe I exaggerate, but it really felt much cooler.  Looking back at the airport's hourly readings showed the temp dropped from 95 to 79 within an hour.  No it wasn't a cold front but strong T-Storms produced an outflow boundary bringing down cooler air from higher up down to the surface.  Winds were gusting to 43 mph at the Lakefront and I had many small branches knocked off my 3 water oaks.  Storm movement today was from the north to the south, but that will change tomorrow.  A large upper low is centered in the Gulf moving westward.  We will start to get on the "wet side" by late Sunday into Monday and that should mean higher rain chances.  It should also mean the showers won't just be in the afternoon as some will form over the warm Gulf and move inland during the morning hours with others developing inland during the day from the sun's heating.   Hopefully the rains will find my yard/garden as today we received nothing.

The Tropics remain quiet in our part of the World, however, the eastern Pacific is very active with once Hurricane Alvin pulling westward while computer models indicate 2 new storms will likely follow over the next few days.  None of these are expected to affect any land areas.  Stay tuned!