Yesterday it was hovering near the 90 degree mark! When the front whooshed through this morning it felt like I was in Miami when a cold front races through. One minute it was hot, balmy and yucky the next minute the winds picked up and suddenly things rained down onto the roof. By the time got outside the air was beautifully fresh and cold. There are a lot of small dead branches and pine cones that begin hitting the roof when a gust front sweeps through fast in Raleigh.  We had some rain though nothing wild by Miami standards but a good fast moving rain in Raleigh. Hopefully that will keep the pollen count down for a day or so. We are just beginning our Pollen Season featuring mustard yellow pollen showing up on everything!

But let's talk Hurricane Season. El Nino is on the way and I'd say the big question remains how fast El Nino shows up in force. That will tell the story more than just screaming "El Nino! El Nino Coming!" It's all in the timing.

Second of all the NHC has released some new information regarding graphical changes to the Hurricane Maps. I think it's a fairly good idea. People often get upset or confused when they the old yellow X is put up with a 0% chance of forming. So the NHC will be putting up an gray X to mark those areas that they notice, they see but do not expect any formation. Yellow will stand for more expectations of development. Of course I imagine if things change a gray X could go yellow but let's watch and see how it plays out in real time.

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