A cut off low pressure system centered over the Ohio Valley will bring an active day across parts of the eastern U.S., with severe storms possible in the D.C. metro area, Virginia and North Carolina. Storms will develop during the early afternoon and continue into the evening hours.
It is a hot summers night. The air is humid, crickets are chirping and you can hear the gentle rumble of a thunderstorm off in the far distance all of a sudden an earthy smell wafts into your nostrils and instantly you know it is going to rain. We are all familiar with this smell, but why is this? Well, the answer is stranger than you might think and Morecast has the details.
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Models have remained fairly consistent in recent days on a major storm system impacting southeast Australia, particularly southeast SA, in the next couple of days. Last week we posted on our Facebook page (click here in case you missed it) about this storm’s potential and now it looks sure to be a big one. Below is what Thursday morning’s synoptic map might look like, with a deep low bearing down on southeast SA.
The Morecast team is watching a tropical system over the open Atlantic, currently gaining strength in an area of warm ocean waters and low shear. This system has a strong potential to become a tropical cyclone as it moves west over the next few days, aiming for the Windward Islands or possibly even the northern coast of South America.