Holiday view: MN Summery; hurricane east, drought west
Our weather looks pretty nice for tonight and Friday before thunderstorms fire up late Friday. Warm temperatures are in store for Saturday and Sunday. Dew points will be on the rise and it should feel more like summer.
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That's not too bad. The way I see it, we paid our dues in the winter and with the rainy June. It's a different picture this holiday weekend in other parts of the country.
On the East Coast, Hurricane Arthur gains momentum.
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Mid morning visible satellite image from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.
Arthur is close enough to shore to depict the nicely formed eye on weather radar.
Here is a link to the National Hurricane Center's interactive storm page. Maximum strength is expected on Friday morning, with winds exceeding 100 miles per hour.
A portion of the statement issued by the Morehead City, North Carolina, National Weather Service Office states the details of the forecast:
.STORM INFORMATION...
AT 12 PM EDT...THE CENTER OF HURRICANE ARTHUR WAS LOCATED NEAR
LATITUDE 32.4N...LONGITUDE 78.5W. THIS WAS ABOUT 260 MILES
SOUTHWEST OF BUXTON NC...OR ABOUT 190 MILES SOUTH-SOUTHWEST OF
MOREHEAD CITY NC. STORM MOTION WAS NNE OR 15 DEGREES AT 10 MPH.
STORM INTENSITY WAS 90 MPH.
.SITUATION OVERVIEW...
HURRICANE ARTHUR WILL CONTINUE TO MOVE NORTH EARLY THIS AFTERNOON
THEN TURN TOWARD THE NORTHEAST AND INCREASE IN FORWARD SPEED
LATER TODAY...FOLLOWED BY A FURTHER INCREASE IN FORWARD SPEED
TONIGHT AND FRIDAY
On the West Coast, the California drought remains. Exceptional drought conditions have expanded to nearly 40 percent of the state.
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