Watch The North Wind Rise

If you think this last past week was a bit warm...well...YOU ARE CORRECT!  Check it out..

Average of the last 10 days...

Now, just the last week...

And how about just the last 3 days...wow!  It's been quite warm!  Actually, downright HOT!  Note the extreme right down the Susq. Valley!  Y'all know it's been quite warm...

So with all of that...I hope you enjoy this "Hot" tune from "Hot Tuna"...Watch the North Wind Rise...because eventually, simply due to seasonal change, the north wind will pay us a visit!  Enjoy!

I'm out...

Smitty

AA:  Looks to be warm for a bit longer; it's been quite unseasonable as you are quite aware.  I think you might like this tune...

A Taste Of Autumn...A Very Little Taste Of Autumn

Aaahhhh...autumn.  Mostly clear skies, drier air from the recent weeks of the "Dog Days of August" with high humidity, and the crack of pads or the ball and the bat.  Either way, these things make the return to the normalcy of everyday schooling a bit more acceptable, even welcoming.  Usually cooler temps greet us around Labor Day, but this year of endless summer has not been so kind.  Take a look at the temps to this point in September...remembering only 9 days in...The cooler temps relegated to the western US while the east basks in endless summer.  Note where the tropical system Hermine crossed FL and south GA to keep those temps cooler than the norms.

Take a look at July; note the eastern USA...

And then August...we here in the Harrisburg region are living the 2nd warmest summer since records (1888) have been officially maintained.  1966 was the hottest on record...it has been toasty!

And if you believe the CFSv2, this will continue for the next 10 days at least...

Oh...there will be cooler days, but few and far between.  Example; next Friday am snapshot.  Below is the coldest panel I could find for PA on the Euro for the next 15 days!  Endless summer!

Bottom line?  We've got a warm September coming as well.  Frankly, I don't see any real pattern change through the middle of October.  At least, the norms drop as the days shorten, but temps will still hold warmer than normal for the foreseeable future.  If you are a summer nut; ENJOY!  If you desire cooler temps...well...I feel your pain!  Endless summer! Just enjoy this throwback to the 80s...like me!

OK...not much else to say.  Warmer than normal for the bulk of days for the next 30 days.  Got it?  Good.  Endless summer...Let's hope the weather stays warm for when the Os host the World Series in late October!  Let's Go O's!

Great week's end everyone!

Smitty

AA:  Looks like warmer and drier than normal weather will prevail for the next 30+ days if I can read my magic 8 ball correctly!  Smitty:  "Will the next 30 days average above normal temps and below normal precip?"  Eight Ball:  :  "It is certain!"

What's Goin' On?

Not much!  This Saturday marks the climatological peak day of the likelihood of a named tropical system in the Atlantic basin and it looks awfully quiet for this time of year.

 Take a look...

Two "X" mark a possibility of less than 40% to become named....so again, I ask...what's goin' on?  Well, there is a front that will help alleviate the uncomfortable conditions of heat and humidity that should pass through our region later Saturday night.  It is marked by the cloud band extending from the desert SW and west TX towards NY and New England.  Note the big boomers along this boundary...but the upper air will gently nudge this front through these parts by waking on Sunday morn.

But again I ask, "What's Goin' On?"  Not much for this time of year.  After the frontal passage, more of what we've seen for the last several weeks (seemingly months); a return to heat.  Here is the Euro's take on temperature anomalies for week 2 upcoming (map valid for Tuesday Sept 20 pm)...Looks awfully warm for the east.

So...what's goin on?  Brother, Father, Mother, Sister?  Let's ask Marvin Gaye!

Because not so much is in terms of the sensible weather in these parts aside from persistent heat, moderate to high humidity, and frankly a lucky hit (or miss) shower and mostly dry conditions!  So enjoy this MoTown classic and enjoy the 2nd weekend of HS and NCAA football.

Smitty

AA:  Not much to opine about in terms of the weather.  No tropical concerns at this time; a hit or miss storm to help your mowing conditions...that's about it...warmer than normal for next couple of weeks it seems...but a handful of days will reminds us fall is coming.