by Bob Rose | Aug 12, 2022 | bobs-blog, one-column-page
First up today is a developing trough of low pressure over the north central Gulf of Mexico. National Hurricane Center forecasters are monitoring an elongated trough of surface low pressure located over the north-central Gulf of Mexico, just offshore of southeastern...
by Bob Rose | Aug 11, 2022 | bobs-blog, one-column-page
La Niña is still going along nicely. That’s the latest word from NOAA’s Climate Prediction Center (CPC). In an update published Thursday, CPC forecasters noted a tongue of below-average sea surface temperatures (SSTs) expanded across the central and eastern equatorial...
by Bob Rose | Aug 8, 2022 | bobs-blog, one-column-page
Over the weekend, a little rain fell over parts of the region as a weak area of low pressure moved inland, pulling an enhanced zone of tropical moisture with it. Most totals were just a few hundredths of an inch, but a few lucky spots saw totals close to a half inch....
by Bob Rose | Aug 5, 2022 | bobs-blog, one-column-page
We’re wrapping up another very hot week across Central Texas, with daily temperatures being well above 100 degrees. Austin-Camp Mabry has now recorded 20 consecutive days with temperatures at or above 100 degrees. This ties with a similar 20-day streak in 2020 for the...
by Bob Rose | Aug 4, 2022 | bobs-blog, one-column-page
NOAA’s forecasters are telling everyone to keep the faith; an above-normal Atlantic hurricane season is still expected. In an update issued Thursday, NOAA forecasters slightly decreased the likelihood of an above-normal Atlantic hurricane season to 60% (lowered from...
by Bob Rose | Aug 1, 2022 | bobs-blog, one-column-page
Welcome to the month of August! August 1st is the traditional mid-point of astronomical summer, so one would think the worst of summer is now behind us. Unfortunately, it doesn’t generally work that way in Texas weather. From a climate perspective, the first half of...
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