Capital Weather Gang - DC area weather blog, news - August 2, 2009

Forecast: Heat Wave One Day Away

* NatCast | Radar, Temps, and More: Weather Wall * * NOAA Says No to Hurricane Modification | July Recap: 5th Driest * * New! Get CWG's Express Forecast by E-mail: Sign Me Up * EXPRESS FORECAST Today: Partly sunny, 20% chance of a p.m. t'storm. 85-88. | Tonight: Partly...

By Jason Samenow | August 8, 2009; 10:00 AM ET | Permalink | Comments (4)
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NatCast: Very Warm, Slight Chance of Storm

* Our Full Forecast | Weather Wall | Nationals Journal * Nationals vs. DiamondbacksSaturday Aug. 8, 7:05 p.m., Nationals Park First Pitch9th InningWeatherChance of Rain84F80FPartly cloudy20%A warm front in our vicinity could set off an isolated storm, but more than likely, we'll have a warm evening at Nationals Park. ...

By Jason Samenow | August 8, 2009; 5:00 AM ET | Permalink | Comments (0)
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PM Update: Awesome for Now, But Heat is Coming

Heat indices approaching 100 just around the corner * NOAA Says No to Hurricane Modification | July Recap: 5th Driest * * New! Get CWG's Express Forecast by E-mail: Sign Me Up * Today was about as perfect a day as we get in August, replete with blue skies, mild...

By Ian Livingston | August 7, 2009; 10:30 PM ET | Permalink | Comments (4)
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NOAA Says No to DHS Hurricane Modification

* Major Heat by Sunday: Full Forecast | NatCast | July Recap * Graphic (courtesy NOAA) depicts NOAA hurricane-related activities before, during and after a storm. It appears that, for now at least, hurricane modification will not be one of them. As we reported in May, more than 25 years...

By Steve Tracton | August 7, 2009; 10:45 AM ET | Permalink | Comments (3)
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Forecast: Delightful Today, Major Heat by Sunday

* NatCast | July Recap: Summer Finally Gets Real | T-Storm Photos * * New! Get CWG's Express Forecast by E-mail: Sign Me Up * EXPRESS FORECAST Today: Sunny & very pleasant. Mid-80s. | Tonight: Mostly clear early. Partly cloudy late. 65-70. | Tomorrow: Mix of clouds & sun. Near...

By Josh Larson | August 7, 2009; 10:45 AM ET | Permalink | Comments (12)
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NatCast: Comfortable August Baseball Weather

* Our Full Forecast | Weather Wall | Nationals Journal * Nationals vs. DiamondbacksFriday Aug. 7, 7:05 p.m., Nationals Park First Pitch9th InningWeatherChance of Rain80F73FMostly clear%Thank the high pressure overhead for clear skies and very comfortable temperatures dropping from near 80 at the outset of the game to the low...

By Josh Larson | August 7, 2009; 5:00 AM ET | Permalink | Comments (0)
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PM Update: Clearing Skies Lead to Cool Night

Near-perfect day to end work week, then heating up * NatCast | July Recap: Summer Finally Shows | Life of a Thunderstorm * * New! Get CWG's Express Forecast by E-mail: Sign Me Up * Much of the area escaped the heaviest of this morning's rain, the heart of which...

By Ian Livingston | August 6, 2009; 5:25 PM ET | Permalink | Comments (2)
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The Short Life of a Thunderstorm

* Full Forecast | NatCast | July Recap: Eventually, Summer Gets Real * The colors of sunset are painted across a cumulonimbus cloud that is slowly drifting east of Washington, July 27, 2009. Occasionally, it's possible to watch a puffy cumulus cloud grow into a towering cumulonimbus cloud, also called...

By Kevin Ambrose | August 6, 2009; 1:00 PM ET | Permalink | Comments (6)
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July Recap: After Cool Start, Summer Gets Real

* Heat on Horizon: Full Forecast | NatCast | Later: Life of a T-Storm * July's unusually cool and comfortable beginning might have had members of the Real World house in Dupont Circle thinking, "Hey, summer in D.C., not so bad after all." Eventually, though, summer stopped acting polite and...

By Dan Stillman | August 6, 2009; 10:30 AM ET | Permalink | Comments (1)
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Forecast: Wet and Cool Today, Heat on Horizon

* NatCast | Radar, Temps, and More: Weather Wall * * Sleeping through Sunlight | Later: July Recap * * New! Get CWG's Express Forecast by E-mail: Sign Me Up * EXPRESS FORECAST Today: Showers likely, mainly in the morning. 75-79 | Tonight: Clearing, cool. 57-63. | Tomorrow: Warm and...

By Brian Jackson | August 6, 2009; 9:00 AM ET | Permalink | Comments (6)
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NatCast: Showers to Subside

* Our Full Forecast | Weather Wall | Nationals Journal * Nationals vs. MarlinsWednesday Aug. 5, 12:35 p.m., Nationals Park First Pitch9th InningWeatherChance of Rain73-7575-79Showers Ending40%Showers should be winding down by the first pitch or even earlier so a rain delay is not that likely (just a 20% chance). Temperatures...

By Jason Samenow | August 6, 2009; 8:55 AM ET | Permalink | Comments (0)
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PM Update: Quiet Gives Way to Tricky

Cooler and cloudier Thursday with some rain likely * NatCast | Sleeping Through Sunlight | Hurricane Outlook Changing? * * New! Get CWG's Express Forecast by E-mail: Sign Me Up * Another fairly typical August day is heading toward an end on a warm and muggy note. High temperatures rising...

By Ian Livingston | August 5, 2009; 3:30 PM ET | Permalink | Comments (2)
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Sleeping Through Sunlight: Not a Success

Wx and the City * Real Heat? Full Forecast | NatCast | Rethinking Hurricane Forecast * Photo courtesy UCAR "This is getting ridiculous," I think, cursing the solstice as I awake around 5:30 a.m. when the first hues of orange and pink sunlight strike my bedroom walls on a late-June...

By Ann Posegate | August 5, 2009; 10:30 AM ET | Permalink | Comments (10)
Categories: Health, Posegate, Wx and the City
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Forecast: Typical Summer Stuff, Then Real Heat?

* NatCast | Changing Hurricane Forecast | Climate Change & Jellyfish * * New! Get CWG's Express Forecast by E-mail: Sign Me Up * EXPRESS FORECAST Today: Partly sunny. 30% chance of p.m. storms. Upper 80s to near 90. | Tonight: Mostly cloudy. 50% chance of showers/storms. Upper 60s to...

By Dan Stillman | August 5, 2009; 10:25 AM ET | Permalink | Comments (3)
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NatCast: Chance of Showers, But on the Low Side

* Our Full Forecast | Weather Wall | Nationals Journal * Nationals vs. MarlinsWednesday Aug. 5, 7:05 p.m., Nationals Park First Pitch9th InningWeatherChance of Rain81-8676-80Humid30%We face yet another evening at Nationals Park with the chance of showers and storms, but also a decent chance of staying mostly dry. So pack...

By Dan Stillman | August 5, 2009; 5:00 AM ET | Permalink | Comments (0)
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PM Update: Heat and Humidity Join Forces

Warm Wednesday, shower and storm chances late * NatCast | Hurricane Outlook Revision? | Climate Change & Jellyfish * * New! Get CWG's Express Forecast by E-mail: Sign Me Up * High levels of humidity joined up with heat to create a very summery day across the area. Just a...

By Ian Livingston | August 4, 2009; 5:30 PM ET | Permalink | Comments (1)
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NOAA Hurricane Outlook to be Revised Lower?

* Heating up: Full Forecast | NatCast | Climate Change and Jellyfish * Satellite image of Hurricane Andrew, which battered South Florida during the otherwise quiet hurricane season of 1992. UPDATE, 11:45 a.m.: The Colorado State tropical prediction experts lowered their outlook for this season's Atlantic tropical activity for the...

By Steve Tracton | August 4, 2009; 11:45 AM ET | Permalink | Comments (12)
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Forecast: Heat Inches Up; Storms Sneak Back

Heat builds today with storms returning tomorrow. * Air Quality Code Orange Today: Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups * * NatCast | Climate Change and the Scary Jellyfish Scourge * * New! Get CWG's Express Forecast by E-mail: Sign Me Up * * Later: NOAA Hurricane Outlook to be Revised Downward?...

By Matt Rogers | August 4, 2009; 10:30 AM ET | Permalink | Comments (5)
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NatCast: Muggy and Warm

* Our Full Forecast | Weather Wall | Nationals Journal * Nationals vs. MarlinsTuesday August 4, 7:05 p.m., Nationals Park First Pitch9th InningWeatherChance of Rain8783Partly cloudy10%The weather will likely be rain-free through most of the game (just the outside chance of a quickly passing shower or thundershower), but sweaty. Temperatures...

By Jason Samenow | August 4, 2009; 5:00 AM ET | Permalink | Comments (0)
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PM Update: Pretty Pleasant for August

Hot Tuesday with higher levels of humidity * Climate Change and the Scary Jellyfish Scourge * * New! Get CWG's Express Forecast by E-mail: Sign Me Up * Today was pleasant for August, if not slightly below normal temperature-wise. Highs that rose into the mid-and-upper 80s, accompanied by only moderate...

By Ian Livingston | August 3, 2009; 3:15 PM ET | Permalink | Comments (1)
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Climate Change and the Scary Jellyfish Scourge

* Hot and humid: Full Forecast * A Chrysaora jellyfish. Image courtesy NOAA. This summer has seen its share of odd climate change-related science stories. A running theme has been changes in the size and abundance of species as a result of human activities. For example, in June it was...

By Andrew Freedman | August 3, 2009; 10:30 AM ET | Permalink | Comments (40)
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Forecast: A Very Warm, Sometimes Humid Week

Storm threat highest Wednesday * Outside Right Now? See Radar, Temps & More: Weather Wall * * New! Get CWG's Express Forecast by E-mail: Sign Me Up * * Later: Climate Change and the Scary Jellyfish Scourge * EXPRESS FORECAST Today: Partly to mostly sunny and humid. Isolated storm? Near...

By Jason Samenow | August 3, 2009; 5:00 AM ET | Permalink | Comments (11)
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Forecast: August Bringing Mugginess & Storms

* Twisters Rip Up Property in Frederick County * * Radar, Temps, and More: Weather Wall * * New! Get CWG's Express Forecast by E-mail: Sign Me Up * EXPRESS FORECAST Today: Sticky and gray, 70% chance of showers and t'storms. 82-86 | Tonight: Mostly cloudy, t'storms dwindle. 69-72....

By Brian Jackson | August 2, 2009; 3:00 PM ET | Permalink | Comments (17)
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