Super Stretch

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12:34AM

It almost seems unfair. We are about to enjoy 7 dry days in southern New England while the Gulf Coast continues to deal with a hurricane producing some flooding rain and wind damage. Granted, Isaac is not a major hurricane, but the fact that it has been meandering slowly along the coast during Tuesday night with much of its circulation over water has allowed it to remain organized and stay at category 1 hurricane status instead of weakening to a tropical storm. Intensity won’t much matter, however, when it comes to the tremendous rainfall that will be released by the storm. Flooding will be a problem in Louisiana and parts of Alabama and Mississippi during the next day or 2. As Isaac weakens and moves inland and northward, heavy rain will occur northward toward the lower Ohio Valley by the end of the week. In many areas this will be beneficial as the region has been in drought. In some areas, the rain will come too quickly, however, and lead to flooding. The active tropics also contain Tropical Storm Kirk, but this storm will remain at sea and never bother any land areas.

Back home, high pressure will be in control of the weather for the next 7 days overall. Temperatures will be determined by the wind direction. A refreshingly cool and dry day with a northwest wind today will give way to warmer then hotter weather through Friday as winds turn more west to southwest with time. The Labor Day weekend will start quite warm then cool down slightly as winds turn more northerly then eventually onshore.

The remains of Isaac, if they ever do reach the region with rain or showers, would be expected in about a week, or around Tuesday of next week.

Updated forecast for eastern MA, southern NH, and RI…

TODAY: Sunny. Highs 73-78. Wind NW 10-20 MPH.

TONIGHT: Clear. Lows in the 50s except upper 40s inland valleys and 60 urban centers.  Wind light variable.

THURSDAY: Sunny. Highs 81-86, some upper 70s Cape Cod & Islands. Wind W 5-15 MPH.

THURSDAY NIGHT: Clear. Lows 55-63, mildest in urban centers. Wind light WSW.

FRIDAY: Sunny. Highs 86-91. Wind WSW 5-15 MPH.

SATURDAY: Partly cloudy. Low 66. High 85.

SUNDAY: Mostly sunny. Low 61. High 80.

MONDAY – LABOR DAY: Increasing clouds. Low 58. High 75.

TUESDAY: Variably cloudy. Chance of showers. Low 61. High 78.

27 thoughts on “Super Stretch”

    1. That is true. Prices go up because the storm was impacting oil platforms and shipping.

  2. Thanks TK !

    Summit of Mt. Washington down to 30F.

    Catching a few minutes of TWC live shots of New Orleans…..seems they are in for a very tough day.

    1. The reports are indicating that Plaquemines Parish, south of New Orleans, where the Mississippi River empties into the Gulf, is having serious flooding problems.

  3. Was just watching Isaac coverage. Seems he’s moving however slowly. I’m afraid of the mess he’s leaving behind and hope they did what they needed to do to prepare.

  4. Brrrrrrrr. I lOve it. Cool wind on the deck this morning. Was incredibly windy in the night. The ocean has been like glass since we arrived but is more active this morning. There’s a problem with the propane tank here so no gas or hit water. Interesting morning for a cold shower 🙁

  6. Issac is moving so slow that the areas affected are going to continue with the heavy rain, wind, flooding, and even the threat of weak isolated rain wrapped tornadoes. As I said yesterday even though its only a cateogry 1 hurricane it is going to leave its mark. The silver lining is the rains are heading up into areas that are in a big time drought.
    Tropics remain active with Kirk but thankfully that will remain a fish storm and then a wave with a 50% chance of developing west of the Cape Verde Islands. If that gets a name it will be Leslie.

  7. The center of issac is on shore just sw of New Orleans, 75 miles west of the center is Lafayette and they have partly cloudy sky’s winds only 15-20 mph, 75 miles east winds are 60-75 mph and torrential rain, pretty amazing, pressure has come up 2 millibars 🙂

    1. Yes, very nice day. My electric bill has been high between the a/c and pool. It’s nice to get some fresh air in. Lost power last night.

  9. Was it the front that went thru that got the ocean churned up thus morning? It was not even that bad but took a foot of sand out leaving a one foot ridge all along the beach fairly high up. Amazing power.

  10. Took a long walk. What a beautiful day! Great walking weather.

    Can see other tropical depressions behind Kirk. Wondering if September will be hurrican active.

  11. Obviously, I wasn’t down in the Gulf Coast region for Katrina or now Isaac, but I’m starting to wonder if Isaac, in its own way, is going to be as impacting as Katrina. The rain, the slow movement, both types of flooding and the fairly vigorous winds over such a long period of time……and of all things, once the storm got just inland, its felt like the eye was most easily seen on the satellite pictures….

    2. Tom I agree. I have been afraid they were not taking it as seriously as they should have and I don’t understand for the life of me how they could not take anything even remotely close seriously.

  12. Fortunately, there isn’t much going on in the rest of the country right now. There is a flood warning and some heavy showers in the Carolinas – nothing to do w/Isaac. But a good part of the westcentral part of the country has a red flag warning – possible fire danger. Why isn’t the TWC making some comments on those events on tv? Also, today, I noticed they haven’t had any weather on the eights. Of course – Isaac is a big storm and I certainly don’t want to undersize its importance. My thoughts and prayers go out to everyone down there. And the storm is moving so slow! Re: my questioning on TWC not even briefly reporting on other parts of the country(unless I’m missing something) not everyone has a computer or internet.

      1. I Agree. I spoke to a friend in SC yesterday and he told me about the rain. Although my inlaws never listened to TWC when living in SC the local stations were always incredibly thorough. I thought far better than ours

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