Capital Weather Gang: August 3, 2008 - August 9, 2008
Virgin Mobile Festival: Sunday Storms?
What: Virgin Mobile Festival Where: Pimlico Race Course, Baltimore When: Saturday & Sunday, 10 a.m. to 10 p.m. Temperatures on the first day of last year's Virgin Mobile Festival in Baltimore reached a sizzling, sweaty 98 degrees. Fortunately, that kind of heat is nowhere in sight this time around....
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Dan Stillman
| August 9, 2008; 11:00 PM ET |
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SkinsCast: Comfy Welcome for New Coach
Saturday, 7 p.m., FedEx Field
Kickoff | 2-Min Warning | Weather | Chance of Precip. |
78F | 71F | Refreshing | 10% |
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Dan Stillman
| August 9, 2008; 11:00 AM ET |
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Forecast: September-like Splendor
Seldom will we experience a finer day in early August than today. Conditions will be more characteristic of early September. The air will be delightfully warm and dry and we'll enjoy a pleasant breeze. Tomorrow's weather won't be of today's caliber due to possible thunderstorms in the afternoon. However, nice...
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Jason Samenow
| August 9, 2008; 5:00 AM ET |
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CommuteCast: A September Preview; Shower?
More delightful conditions on Saturday Radar: Latest mid-Atlantic radar loop from the National Weather Service. Click on image to expand, or here to zoom. Refresh page to update. What's UTC? High temperatures in the low-to-mid 80s -- a few degrees below average -- combined with low levels of humidity and...
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Ian Livingston
| August 8, 2008; 3:15 PM ET |
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Photography: A Thunderstorm Reflection
A severe thunderstorm and its reflection Saturday evening. This photo was taken at sunset near Fairfax, Va., as the storm was moving rapidly southeast through Fairfax County. Late Saturday afternoon, thunderstorms developed across the D.C. area, with a couple storms reaching severe status. I watched one storm develop just south...
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Kevin Ambrose
| August 8, 2008; 12:30 PM ET |
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Confidence Increases for Active Hurricane Season
The Atlantic Ocean is now quiet after five early-season tropical storms, two of which (Bertha and Dolly) reached hurricane strength. It was the third most active July since 1886 for tropical cyclones in the Atlantic, and that combined with favorable atmospheric and oceanic conditions has given forecasters from NOAA and...
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Dan Stillman
| August 8, 2008; 10:45 AM ET |
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Forecast: Refreshing Weekend Air; Stray T'storm?
Mostly good things ahead for us going into the weekend. Other than the chance of an isolated shower or thunderstorm late today and late Sunday, today through Monday will be pleasantly warm, partly to mostly sunny, and without a hint of August humidity to speak of! Enjoy the "August anomaly"...
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Camden Walker
| August 8, 2008; 8:55 AM ET |
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CommuteCast: A Few Storms Possible
Mostly sunny Friday, temps again near average Scattered midday thunderstorms, some of which blew down trees and power lines, have moved to the southeast as new showers and thunderstorms develop to the northwest and track in our general direction. Most places have seen highs reach the mid-to-upper 80s. Some locations...
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Ian Livingston
| August 7, 2008; 3:15 PM ET |
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Freedman: Achenbach Off on Weather & Warming
On Sunday, the Washington Post ran an opinion piece on climate change by Joel Achenbach, a Post reporter and fellow washingtonpost.com blogger. While he made several good points about the perils of attributing individual extreme weather events to long-term climate change, Achenbach unfortunately left the mistaken impression that somehow climate...
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Andrew Freedman
| August 7, 2008; 11:50 AM ET |
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Forecast: Cooler, Less Humid Through Weekend
A few t'storms today; then decreasing rain chances After the passage of a weak cold front, both temperatures and humidity levels today will be noticeably more comfortable than yesterday. Better yet, these lowered temperatures and humidity levels will linger on Friday and into the start of next week. Though a...
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Josh Larson
| August 7, 2008; 11:50 AM ET |
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CommuteCast: Clear Skies, High Temperatures
Near-average temperatures Thursday Current D.C. area temperatures, courtesy Weather Bonk. Map by Google. Hover over and click temperatures for more info. Click and hold on map to pan. Refresh page to update. Plentiful sunshine today has led to temperatures rising into the low and mid 90s across the area. A...
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Ian Livingston
| August 6, 2008; 3:00 PM ET |
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Forecast: Humidity Going on Vacation
Shower and storm chances slim through weekend While high gas prices and airfares have many people staying home this August, humidity is about to take an unusual late-summer vacation. By later today, the dew point (which measures the amount of moisture in the air) should dip down to a comfy...
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Dan Stillman
| August 6, 2008; 11:20 AM ET |
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CommuteCast: Clouds and Isolated Showers
Wednesday warmth as humidity falls Radar: Latest mid-Atlantic radar loop from the National Weather Service. Click on image to expand, or here to zoom. Refresh page to update. What's UTC? After some morning sunshine, clouds and isolated light rain showers have ruled the day across the region. Clouds have helped...
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Ian Livingston
| August 5, 2008; 3:15 PM ET |
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Wild Weather at Wrigley Field
A powerful line of thunderstorms raked the Chicago area last night with winds to hurricane-force. The storms prompted an evacuation of the concourse at Wrigley Field when a tornado warning was issued and sirens sounded. No tornadoes were reported, but strong winds and torrential rain swept through the stadium. Watch...
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Jason Samenow
| August 5, 2008; 12:30 PM ET |
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Update: Edouard Makes Lone Star Landfall
Radar: Latest radar loop of Tropical Storm Edouard. Courtesy National Weather Service. Click on image to expand. Refresh page to update. Tropical Storm Edouard slammed on shore along the north Texas coast (in McFaddin National Wildlife Refuge) around 7 a.m. this morning with peak winds of 65 mph. The...
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Jason Samenow
| August 5, 2008; 10:00 AM ET |
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Forecast: Heating Up, But Nice Weekend Promised
Strong storms possible late today/tonight Knowing full well that Tuesdays and Wednesdays are common "at work" days, Mother Nature decided to offer the most humidity and the best thunderstorm chances on these next two days. Her campaign strategy is clearly poised to offer some pain before any sizable gains are...
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Matt Rogers
| August 5, 2008; 5:00 AM ET |
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CommuteCast: Clear Skies and Bearable Humidity
Hot on Tuesday, risk of storms late Webcam: Latest view of D.C. from the Netherlands Carillon at Arlington National Cemetery. Courtesy National Park Service. Refresh page to update. Mostly sunny skies combined with low levels of humidity have produced another nice, though somewhat hot, summertime day. Highs are now topping...
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Ian Livingston
| August 4, 2008; 3:15 PM ET |
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HELP this Weatherman
Enjoy some classic humor from comedian Don Knotts......
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Jason Samenow
| August 4, 2008; 12:30 PM ET |
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Will Houston Have a Problem or Answered Prayer?
Clouds: Latest infrared satellite loop of Edouard, courtesy Unisys. Click here to expand. Refresh page to update. Yesterday evening, Tropical Storm Edouard formed in the soupy waters of the Gulf Mexico. It's now headed for the Lone Star state where many areas could use some tropical rain. Current track...
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Jason Samenow
| August 4, 2008; 10:45 AM ET |
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Forecast: Heat to Build but not Boil
Over the next several days, temperatures and humidity levels will increase, but they won't get high enough or last long enough to truly give us a heat wave. We're talking about a 48 hour stretch of sweltering stickiness Tuesday and Wednesday, then a return to pretty typical early August warmth...
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Jason Samenow
| August 4, 2008; 5:00 AM ET |
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Photography: Storms From 30,000 Feet
Classic strong to severe thunderstorm southeast of the area around 3:15 p.m. one week ago. As severe weather was passing through the area last Sunday, I was inbound on a flight returning from a trip to Florida. Though I was unhappy with the delay in landing caused by the storminess,...
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Ian Livingston
| August 3, 2008; 11:00 AM ET |
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Forecast: Pleasant Present, Future Furnace
By Brian Jackson Behind yesterday's cold front, drier air streams in and we'll enjoy a pleasant Sunday and Monday. But heat and humidity lurk. By Tuesday and Wednesday, stifling hot weather will be back. A cold front passing by late Wednesday brings our next chance of storms and should break...
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Brian Jackson
| August 3, 2008; 5:00 AM ET |
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NatCast: Sunny Summer Afternoon
Today, 1:35 p.m., Nationals Park
First Pitch | 9th Inning | Weather | Chance of Rain |
85F | 87F | Mostly Sunny | 5% |
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Jason Samenow
| August 3, 2008; 5:00 AM ET |
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