Monthly Archives: August 2011

  We have high pressure aloft over us, giving us very hot weather, but we can thank that area of high pressure for steering Hurricane Irene away from Acadiana. We are almost 100% certain that Irene won’t even make it … Continue reading →

Any eye emerged on Hurricane Irene Tuesday evening, signaling a period of strengthening. The storm was held in check Tuesday thanks to some westerly wind shear and dry air, along with some disruption of the low-level flow thanks to the … Continue reading →

Here’s a look at the Monday evening computer model runs showing the future track of Irene. The large, mid- to upper-level high pressure area anchored over the Southern Plains is creating a northerly flow above us, while a trough of … Continue reading →

Hurricane Irene moved over Puerto Rico this morning, and she is now over open water. Strengthening will be likely through the week, and there is a chance Irene may be a Category 3 Hurricane later this week; that is considered … Continue reading →

We are still watching a tropical wave that is out over the Atlantic Ocean. We have been watching this for days, and the computer models have been consistently taking this into the Gulf of Mexico next week. This system will … Continue reading →

What a lightning display Thursday evening as a cluster of thunderstorms dropped southward across Acadiana. With a record high of 102° at Lafayette Thursday afternoon, we had a crazy amount of energy accumulate in the atmosphere. As an impulse aloft … Continue reading →

Expect more hot and dry weather for the next week across Acadiana. July was a wet month for us , and it was little cooler, but August has been dry and hot. June was dry and hot, too. As we … Continue reading →

Visible satellite imagery Wednesday showed a broad area of low pressure evident with the tropical wave out in the Atlantic.  The infrared satellite view, shown here, reveals some deep convection firing, indicating some organization.  The long-range GFS model has consistently … Continue reading →

We’re closely tracking a tropical wave southwest of the Cape Verde Islands. Some computer models – notably the GFS – develops this broad area of low pressure into a tropical cyclone over the next several days, with the eventual track … Continue reading →