Hurricane Edouard and Delightful Weather

Conditions across northeastern Ohio have been pleasantly cool this week.  High temperatures have been in the 60’s and weather conditions have been mostly sunny and dry.  This is in sharp contrast to the weather in the western US where Southern California has baked under a heat wave and Hurricane Odile has spread flooding rains into the Southwest. Conditions this weekend will change as an upper level ridge of high pressure will push east spreading warm air into the eastern half of the country. A sharp upper level trough will quickly swing through the Great Lakes at the bringing of next week. In the tropical Atlantic Hurricane Edouard spent its entire life at sea and another African Wave has entered the Atlantic.

Currently the area is experiencing northerly flow out of Canada. Temperatures today reached the upper 60’s and lows tonight will fall back into the upper 40’s. Tomorrow high temperatures will be around 70 degrees with plenty of sunshine

Saturday will be the warmest day of the week as temperatures finally rise above normal. Under southerly winds high temperatures will rise into the upper 70‘s.

Sunday a cool front will move through the area with a threat of showers and possible thunder. High temperatures could rise into the lower 70’s before cooler air arrives behind the front. Monday and Tuesday will be cool with high temperatures remaining in the 60’s. There will also be a chance of showers late Monday into Tuesday.

Wednesday a large surface high pressure system will move overhead. Once this moves to the East Coast it looks like the last several days of the month will close out on a warm note. This is due to a possible pattern charge as an upper trough approaches the West Coast and allows a warm upper level ridge to develop over the East.

For the past several days, the strongest tropical system on earth has been Hurricane Edouard. The hurricane reach its peak of 115 mph on Tuesday; it was the first major hurricane in the Atlantic since Hurricane Sandy in 2012.  It is now weakening as it moves quickly east over cold waters and is experiencing strong sheer. Within the next 24-36 hours it should dissipate. A tropical wave that recently moved off the African coast will require monitoring as it tracks west across the Atlantic during the next week. There will a potential for it to develop and the developing pattern over the Eastern US could allow a system to affect the US.