Why is it so incredibly dry in the Mid-Atlantic?

Look at where the wind is coming from compared to average — much more out of the NW and not the S.

Hamster Note:

Hey folks, so the Meteorology team was kept VERY busy over the previous few weeks with the hurricanes and other events, so it's not your imagination, they were using the past few days to relax and recover from running around the U.S.

We should be getting back to regular daily reporting here shortly.

Fire danger and drought in the Northeast

Hardly a drop of rain has fallen across portions of the Mid-Atlantic and Northeast, leading to emerging drought and fire weather. MyRadar meteorologist Matthew Cappucci breaks down the latest.

https://myradar.com/videos/5494

🌀#Kristy se ha intensificado rápidamente en el Pacífico oriental y ahora es un huracán de categoría 3 con vientos de 125 mph (205 km/h)

Eso es un aumento de 45 mph en solo 25 horas.

Afortunadamente, Kristy permanecerá sobre el océano como un huracán intenso antes de debilitarse viernes por la noche

Well that was fast! Kristy has rapidly intensified in the eastern Pacific, and is now a 125 mph Category 3.

That's a 45 mph uptick in just 25 hours.

Fortunately, Kristy will remain over the open ocean as a major hurricane before rapidly weakening late Friday.

Wow! Imagery from the brand-new coronograph onboard the GOES 19 weather satellite, which launched on June 25.

A coronograph is used to image the sun's corona, or atmosphere, and detect bursts of solar material blasting into space (or toward us), affecting space weather.

http://bit.ly/4dRCvlK

The MyRadar 91 has arrived in Vegas! #NASCARplayoffs #ambetter302

@0x56

Your Hamster has passed on your request to our higher ups!

Otherwise, a system over the Caribbean has a low-end 20% chance of development.

It could bring some showers or downpours to Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua or Belize, but otherwise shouldn't do too much

We've got two areas to watch in the Atlantic.

The good news? Both are unlikely to develop into named storms.

The bad news? Either or both could bring heavy rain or gusty winds to land masses surrounding the Caribbean.

There may be a subtle window of opportunity for development somewhere in the late Friday into early Sunday time frame as the system nears the Dominican Republic or Turks and Caicos...

...BUT a strong cold front will come in thereafter, bringing dry air and disruptive winds.

There are some models that suggest a return to severe weather chances across the southern Plains next week.

This is common amid our “second season” — when severe weather exhibits a secondary peak in the autumn. It’s not nearly as prominent as the spring fortunately.

Vigilando los trópicos

Dos áreas tienen probabilidades de desarrollo ciclónico para esta semana. La meteoróloga Erica López analiza los trópicos y que se puede esperar sobre Puerto Rico, la Hispaniola y América Central.

https://myradar.com/videos/5482

See the zone in the orange? That's our next system to watch. It could become Nadine.

It's a naked swirl struggling to sprout thunderstorms as it is choked by dry air.

That may change some on Thursday as it encounters more moisture and warmer waters near the Lesser Antilles.

Check it out! A comet is visible this week — how cool is that!? #Tsuchinshan #tsuchinshanatlas #comet #space #weather #astronomy #science #meteorology #weather

@MyRadar 's own Matthew Cappucci making an appearance on NBC last evening discussing the role of scientific literacy and social media and the challenges of communicating weather information:

Tracking the tropics

There are two systems to watch in the Atlantic. One over the central tropics has a 50 percent chance of becoming a named storm. It’s drifting west toward the Lesser Antilles. We’re also watching an area in the Caribbean. Myradar meteorologist Matthew Cappucci has an update from late yesterday.

https://myradar.com/videos/5481

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Juliette Kayyem
@juliettekayyem

Last week, I joined @newshour to discuss disinformation in disasters. It impacts morale of first responders; it impacts what citizens who need help believe is available; it impacts operations; and as we've now seen, it impacts the safety of those who help. Lies have consequences.

"All of these lies undermine trust. The lies are going to cost lives. They have a direct impact on millions of people."

Full clip:
https://pbs.org/newshour/show/helene-recovery-complicated-by-lies-hoaxes-and-conspiracy-theories

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PBS News
@NewsHour
Hurricane Milton made landfall late Wednesday in the Sunshine State, two weeks after Hurricane Helene hit America’s southeast.

The storm, which killed at least 6, brought up to 18 inches of rain in the Tampa Bay region and spewed 150 tornadoes across the state leaving millions without power.

Matthew Cappucci, an atmospheric scientist and senior meteorologist at @MyRadar, explains what the role climate change has on strengthening hurricanes.

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Jeff Boyce

#NorthernLights in Yosemite last night. Truly unbelievable.

https://x.com/Negative_Tilt/status/1844803829818183965