This article focuses on what we are paying attention to in the next 48 to 72 hours. The article also includes weather maps for longer-term U.S. outlooks and a six-day World weather outlook which can be very useful for travelers.
First the NWS Short Range Forecast. The afternoon NWS text update can be found here after about 4 p.m. New York time but it is unlikely to have changed very much from the morning update. The images in this article automatically update.
Short Range Forecast Discussion NWS Weather Prediction Center College Park MD Thu Aug 08 2024 Valid 12Z Thu Aug 08 2024 - 12Z Sat Aug 10 2024 ...Debby is forecast to spread excessive rainfall, strong winds and thunderstorms up through much of the Mid-Atlantic/Central Appalachians and Northeast through Saturday morning... ...Excessive Heat concerns continue across the Deep South while cooler air settles over the Central U.S. through the end of the week... ...Monsoonal storms persist over parts of the Southwest, Four Corners and High Plains... Tropical Storm Debby is likely to weaken as it moves from the South Carolina coast and into the Carolina Piedmont tonight before weakening into a Tropical Depression sometime on Friday while it moves up into the Central Appalachians of Virginia, Maryland and Pennsylvania. Debby is expected to produce an additional 4 to 8 inches of rainfall with locally higher amounts, across portions of southeastern North Carolina leading to maximum storm total amounts as high as 15 inches. There's a High Risk (at least 70%) of Excessive Rainfall leading to Flash Flooding from coastal North Carolina, into the Piedmont and up through the Blue Ridge/Appalachians of Virginia. Considerable flooding is expected across portions of eastern South Carolina and southeast North Carolina through Friday. From central North Carolina northward across portions of Virginia, 3 to 7 inches with local amounts to 10 inches, are expected through Friday. This rainfall will likely result in areas of considerable flash and urban flooding, with river flooding possible. From portions of Maryland north through Upstate New York and Vermont, 2 to 4 inches, with local amounts to 6 inches, are expected through Friday night. This will likely result in areas of considerable flash and urban flooding as well as river flooding. There's a Moderate Risk (at least 40%) of Excessive Rainfall over portions of north-central Virginia up through central Pennsylvania/New York for Friday as Debby moves up the spine of the Appalachians. Things rain, wind and thunderstorms should come to an end on Saturday when Debby gets swept up into a powerful upper low propagating across southern Canada. Elsewhere, a strong cold front associated with the potent upper low in Canada will drag an anomalously cool airmass down into the mid-section of the country. High temperatures in the 60s and 70s across the Northern/Central Plains and Upper/Middle Mississippi Valley will represent a 15-25 degree negative anomaly for those areas, where some records may be tied or broken. Strong southerly flow beneath a building mid-level ridge will support the continuation of a heat wave from Texas into the central Gulf Coast. Heat Advisories and isolated Excessive Heat Warnings are in effect for those areas. Conditions should improve a bit this weekend before worsening again next week. Monsoonal storms will continue over much of the Southwest, Four Corners and High Plains over the next few days. Diurnal convection along a stalled out surface front will promote intense afternoon/evening storms capable of producing heavy rainfall. A pair of Slight Risks (at least 15%) of Excessive Rainfall (one today and one on Friday) are in effect across portions of the Sangre De Cristo Mountains. Wildfires in the Northwest will contribute to poor air quality over much of Oregon and western Washington State. Heat Advisories are also in effect for western Washington.To get your local forecast plus active alerts and warnings click HERE and enter your city, state or zip code.
Learn about wave patterns HERE.
Then, looking at the world and of course, the U.S. shows here also. Today we are looking at precipitation.
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Now more detail on the 48-Hour Forecast (It is a 48 to 72 Hour Forecast actually)
Daily weather maps. The Day 1 map updates twice a day and the Day 2 and 3 maps update only once a day. These maps update automatically. But if that does not happen, you can get updates by clicking HERE
TODAY (or late in the day the evening/overnight map will appear) (Key to surface fronts shown on maps and you will then also be able to insert a city name or zip code and get a local NWS forecast).
TOMORROW
NEXT DAY
We have a new animation of the forecast which shows how things may play out over the next 60 hours. To update click ANIMATION. Doing so will get you to the dashboard. You can then step through the animation or hit LOOP on the upper right of the display. You will have to hit the back arrow ← at the top left on your computer to get back into this article. It is a little more trouble than before but I think NOAA scrapped the animation routine I was using so we have to keep up with “progress”.
The NWS Climate Prediction Center’s: Watches, Warnings, and Advisories plus other information can be found HERE. That takes you to the NWC Severe Weather Site. From there you can select among many categories of information. Remember to hit the back arrow ← at the top left of your screen to return to this article.
ATMOSPHERIC RIVERS
This tells us what is approaching the West Coast. Click HERE to update If I have not gotten around to doing the update. Here is some useful information about Atmospheric Rivers.
Below is the current five-day cumulative forecast of precipitation (Updates can be found HERE)
Ski SnowReports will Resume in the Fall.
Now we look at Intermediate-Term “Outlook” maps for three time periods. Days 6 – 10, Days 8 – 14, and Weeks 3 and 4. An outlook differs from a forecast based on how NOAA uses these terms in that an “outlook” presents information as deviation from normal and the likelihood of these deviations.
Below are the links to obtain updates and additional information. They are particularly useful if you happen to be reading this article significantly later than when it was published. I always try to provide readers with the source of the information in my articles. These links may also be useful for those viewing this article on a cell phone or other small screen.
Days 6 – 10 (shown in Row 1) Days 8 – 14 (Shown in Row 2) Weeks 3 and 4 (Shown in Row 3 but updates only on Fridays) https://www.cpc.ncep.noaa. gov/products/predictions/610day/ https://www.cpc.ncep .noaa.gov/products/predictions/814day/ https://www.cpc.ncep.noaa.gov/products/predictions/WK34/ Showing the actual maps. They should now update automatically. The Week 3 – 4 Outlook only updates on Fridays. So below is what I call the Intermediate-term outlook. On Fridays, it extends out 28 Days. That declines day by day so on Thursday it only looks out 22 days until the next day when the Week 3 – 4 Outlook is updated and this extends the outlook by one additional week.
6– 10
8– 14
3– 4
HAZARDS OUTLOOKS
Click here for the latest complete Day 3 -7 Hazards forecast which updates only on weekdays. Once a week probably Monday or Tuesday I will update the images. I provided the link for readers to get daily updates on weekdays. Use your own judgment to decide if you need to update these images. I update almost all the images Friday Night for the weekend edition of this Weather Report. So normally readers do not need to update these images but if the weather is changing quickly you may want to.
Temperature month to date can be found at https://hprcc.unl.edu/products/maps/acis/MonthTDeptUS.png
Precipitation month to date can be found at https://hprcc.unl.edu/products/maps/acis /MonthPNormUS.png
World Forecast [that website is has been intermittent so be patient]
Below are the Day 1 -3 and 4-6 forecasts for temperature and precipitation. Updates and much additional information can be obtained HERE
World Temperature Anomalies
World Accumulated Precipitation
This information is provided by the University of Maine. They draw upon many different sources. There is a lot of information available at the link provided. I have just provided two useful forecasts. There are probably over a hundred different forecasts available from this source.
Worldwide Tropical Forecast (This is a NOAA Product)
This graphic updates on Tuesdays) If it has not been updated, you can get the update by clicking here Readers will only have to do that if they are reading this article much later than the date of it being published.
Information on Tropical Storms can be found HERE. Western Pacific information can be found HERE. Note that unless there is an out-of-season storm the below images will not update until the National Hurricane Center starts their seasonal update of these maps on June 1. I include them simply because there can be an out-of-season event in which case it should show up in these maps.
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