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That's all I need to show you.
Don't need to show the NHC.
Nothing out there.
I took the weekend off from weather and the blog. Raleigh weather has been stifling hot and unbearable. The evenings are almost pleasant, sometimes even a small breeze that tries to convince you tomorrow won't be another day from hell. But I've seen the forecast and know the models intimately so yeah, that's not happening. And, I'll add that this is turning into the summer from hell being brought to you by El Nino. Droughts turn into fires and crops die in parts of the South where the rain is not falling.
Again El Nino is not the hero in the story. El Nino is a bad boy that comes on the scene in the Spring, builds in the Summer and shows his power in the Fall and usually December is closer to Prime Time. But, the real question is will this be a short lived El Nino or a long term El Nino? Google it. Lost of stories, studies of the 1997 El Nino. In 1997 the El Nino went so far West it covered the Pacific and Indonesia and parts of Austrailia got the worst of it. Yes, you don't always hear much about that in Georgia or Kentucky unless you have friends or relatives there. The news is very ethnocentric and focuses on stories that will sell and so they don't tell you the whole story.
1992 was the tail end of an El Nino.
Still it's a common El Nino signature.
Nothing in the Carib.
North Atlantic activity.
Andrew almost died crossing the Atlantic.
They were "this close" to pulling the plug.
Waited one more advisory...
...Andrew lived to tell the tale.
2026 is a tale that is just about to show it's face and we will see what this El Nino really does, but I can feel it and see it in the hot breeze that dries out the soil and is killing crops already.
We will see. Check out the graphic below from Windy.com that is set to the temperature filter for this Wednesday at 5 PM.
Yellow is warm.
Orange is hot.
Rusty orange is very hot.
You can make out the Appalachian Mounts.
Sliver of yellow.
You can see the highest mountains out West....
...shades of gold.
It's a HOT SUMMER
And it's gonna get hotter in some places.
See those temps for the weekend!
I suppose the low temps are the tell..
That's for Denver, Colorado.
Not Miami.
Not Savannah.
Not Houston.
Anyway I just felt the need to be honest. It would be wonderful if "we" did not get any horrible landfalls this Hurricane Season in the USA but it's not just about the USA and it's not just about hurricanes. A simple reminder that one of the biggest killers is a Heat Wave. People have to work outside the in the heat. People have to commute in the heat. People have to walk the dog in the heat! You can't hide inside forever and the cost of your electric bill only soars and as crops die the prices of basic foods go up.
But hey........it looks like the 2026 Hurricane Season won't be that busy! High FIVE!
High heat, no relief in sight. Fires burning. Crops dying. But all many think about is whether or not the Hurricane Season will be busy or slow. And, it only takes one in a slow season as we know as we had Michael and Flo (Florence) and Andrew and the list goes on.
Pray for rain or do a rain dance, whatever you believe will work!
There's two sides to every story and the ugly side of El Nino is not being talked about much. But if it is as bad, as strong as most expect it to be then you will be hearing about the other side of El Nino, the ugly side.
Stay cool. Stay hydrated.
I know two people who had to go to the ER for "feeling sick" and they are smart people and yet they were dehydrated. They thought sipping a Diet Coke would keep them hydrated enough. What can I say. They were wrong. Luckily it was only dehydration and caught in time. They are currently drinking water and guzzling Gatorade.
So you might want to buy El Nino Supplies! Lots of beverages. No not Red Bull (though they do have some good flavors) okay maybe a Red Bull for emergencies. But drink a lot. By the time you feel as if you're about to pass out and can't walk, the damage has been done so do not let yourself get to that point. Stay hydrated. Water bottles are not just for the gym or talking long walks. Plan out your activities if you can as many who work outside cannot. Check on the neighbors who might be elderly or ill. If you are prone to Asthma, keep your inhaler on you and try to lay low if you can on the hottest days. And, yes I know someone who died because she didn't have her inhaler on her... as young kids are want to do thinking they will be fine.
Stay fine!
The High that owns the Atlantic.
Nothing to say about the tropics. The huge High Pressure in the Atlantic is working in coordination with Saharan Dust to suck all of the moisture out of the tropical waves. Again, a good percentage of rain that feels the crops in the heartland get is from westbound tropical waves that did not develop, but stayed alive intact to get up into the Mississippi Valley and rain on corn, peanuts, sweet potatoes and wheat! And, there's a big problem with Hay and that's nothing to laugh about.
So check back tomorrow.
Gotta make dinner.
Any action is in the EPAC as it is usually this time of year.
It's a cute song but the hot weather is not cute
Not this hot... 78 degrees is sweet!
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