Feels like the land down under during their big wet season in the Northern Territories. The air around here is saturated and now some of the models bring more mositure from Fay this way!

Max was 86F
Low was 74F
Gust to 9mph
Rainfall was 1.9inches with nearby locals getting between 3-4inches
Heat Index was 101F

Hello everyone and good evening from Central Pennsylvania.

Those are all words to describe today’s weather here in the Susquehanna valley of Pennsylvania.  We had a very strong cold front move through the region this morning.  The front caused a lot of cloudiness earlier this morning, however, not a drop in my rain guage here in Williamsport.  All we had was a wind shift and believe me did that ever bring in the cooler air.  Humidity levels dropped and the air just dried right out.  The rest of the day was just delightful with a mix of clouds and sun for the early part of the afternoon, and then the skies really cleared out for the remainder of the day with bright sunshine but still quite breezy.  As a result of the passage of that cold front tonight will be a downright chilly night with temperatures forecasted to be in the 40’s for the most part.  Tomorrow and Friday both promise lots of sunshine with highs right around the 80 degree mark.  Remnants of Tropical Storm Fay are now expected to keep well to our south as high pressure remains in control of our weather for the rest of the week and weekend.

Detailed Forecast For Central Pennsylvania:

Tonight...Clear.  Lows in the upper 40’s.  North winds 5 to 10 mph.

Wednesday...Sunny.  Highs in the upper 70’s.  Northeast winds around 5 mph.

Wednesday Night...Clear.  Lows around 50.  East winds around 5 mph...becoming light and variable.

Thursday...Sunny.  Highs in the lower 80’s.  Northeast winds around 5 mph...becoming southeast.

My Latest Conditions Here In Williamsport:

Weather...Fair
Sky...Clear
Temperature...70
Dewpoint...50
Relative Humidity...51%
Wind...WSW @ 1
Barometric Pressure...30.03 R

So Far Today:

Min Temperature...66
Max Temperature...77
Min Dewpoint...Current 50
Max Dewpoint...65
Min Relative Humidity...42%
Max Relative Humidity...84%
Max Heat Index...None
Max Wind Speed...S @ 8
Highest Wind Gust...NNE @ 21
Min Barometric Pressure...29.83
Max Barometric Pressure...Current 30.03
Precipitation/0.00

That is all I have for now.  Take care and have a great night.  I will check back in tomorrow.  This is George McKay reporting from Williamsport, Pennsylvania for the WeatherBug.  Keep smiling.  (Be sure to check out weatherbug.com)

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Tropical Storm ‘Fay’: 

As of 5 PM EDT, Tropical Storm ‘Fay’ is located at 27.3 degrees North, 81.0 degrees West, or 60 miles South-Southwest of Melbourne, Florida. Maximum sustained winds are near 65 mph with higher gusts. TS ‘Fay’ is moving North-Northeast at 8 mph. Tropical storm-force winds extend outward from the center of ‘Fay’ up to 175 miles mostly to the Northeast. The minimum central pressure of ‘Fay’ is 986 millibars or 29.12 inches of mercury. 

A ‘Tropical Storm Warning’ remains in effect along the East coast of Florida from North of Jupiter to Flagler Beach, including Lake Okeechobee. Meanwhile, a ‘Hurricane Watch’ is in effect from Flagler Beach Northward to Altamaha Sound, Georgia. A ‘Tropical Storm Watch’ is also in effect from Altamaha Sound, Georgia, Northward to the Savannah River. 

Tropical Storm ‘Fay’ has caused wind gusts to 78 mph in Moore Haven over the western shore of Lake Okeechobee and wind gusts to 67 mph in Clewiston just Southwest of Lake Okeechobee. TS ‘Fay’ continues to be a fairly strong and well organized tropical storm even over land and has not shown signs of weakening. Therefore, it’s expected that wind gusts over 70 mph may be felt along and just Northeast of ‘Fay’s’ path into Tuesday evening. Those wind gusts will drop off after sunset but might still be over 60 mph, especially along the coast between Jupiter and Flagler Beach. The storm will bring heavy rain through tonight across the East-central portion of Florida then into the Northeast part of the state on Wednesday. Rainfall totals of 4 to 8 inches are expected, with isolated amounts of 12 inches, possibly causing flash flooding. There is the potential for isolated tornadoes over Eastern Florida into Tuesday evening. Tropical storm-force winds will continue to affect Northeastern Florida Wednesday. 

It’s expected that Tropical Storm ‘Fay’ to move North-Northeast over the Florida Peninsula through early Tuesday night then reach the East coast of Florida near or just South of Melbourne tonight as a tropical storm. TS ‘Fay’ will move back over water just South of Cape Canaveral later tonight then move Northward. There is a good chance that TS ‘Fay’ will intensify further over the warm waters off the Northeast coast of Florida during Wednesday. Given little or no upper-level shear and warm water, TS ‘Fay’ could become a hurricane on Wednesday. An upper-level low-pressure system passing over the Eastern United States is drawing ‘Fay’ Northward. That upper-level low-pressure system will move East followed by a very large upper-level high-pressure ridge North of Fay which will intensify, blocking the storm. This will create weak or almost no steering flow over the storm during Wednesday night through Thursday night. As a result, ‘Fay’ will have a slow, erratic storm movement during this time. Some computer forecasts suggest that ‘Fay’ could stall for a day or two off the coast of Northern Florida. 

All interests in Florida should closely monitor this storm. The consensus forecast track indicates that the effects of TS ‘Fay’ may be felt in parts of Georgia and the Carolinas toward the latter part of this week and into the weekend. 

Please don’t forget that when these tropical systems form - whether they remain a tropical depression or develop into a named tropical storm or Category ‘1’ through ‘5’ hurricane, each of these systems will ALWAYS BE A RAIN EVENT! When the term ‘hurricane’ is written or spoken, it’s human nature to think only of the wind speeds they contain but don’t overlook the fact that there is always torrential rainfall associated with any type of tropical system!

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Hi 101 Lo 68
Hum 23%
BP 29.97
Sky Clear
Winds West 2 to 5

From the LAKE,
Sam D

Condition:
Partly Cloudy

Current Temp:
74° F

Low Temp:
NA

High Temp:
NA

Wind:
NA

Peak Wind Gust:
12 MPH SSW at 11:13 AM

Wind Chill:
74° F

Dewpoint:
52° F

Pressure:
29.95” Hg Rising

Humidity:
46%

Storm Total Precipitation:
NA

Heavy overcast with a high temp of 84 @2:45 PM

We continue to have cooler, wetter, weather than is usual for August

Looking at radar I see rain in Little Rock which is only a bit over 100 miles away & it is moving our way

Yesterday was about normal with a high of 95 & lots of sun

So far this month my gauge shows 2.27 inches of rain compared to .37 inches for the whole month of Aug 2007
Also Aug 2007 we had 31 days above 90 degrees & so far we have had eight days of 90 & above for Aug 2008