September 28-30 Forecast

Can you believe we have finished our LAST full week of September? Believe it or not, OCTOBER starts on TUESDAY! However, summer-like weather is persisting, and this might actually enter historical levels. For Columbus, our hottest October high temperature ever is 91°F. If our latest thinking continues, and based off our extremely dry soil conditions with the anomalously strong high-pressure system, we could potentially exceed that temperature early and mid-week next week! In terms of rainfall, our chances are still very slim, and this September will be one of our driest Septembers on record. Fun fact: Dayton has only recorded 0.15″ of rain for the ENTIRE month. For a location in Ohio, that does not occur very often as there are many sources of moisture to stream into our area and produce precipitation.

Meanwhile, click on the following link to see your most ACCURATE, RELIABLE forecast: https://u.osu.edu/sgwx/forecast-discussions/. #GoBuckeyes #BeatNebraska #Weekend #ItIsFriday

Hurricane Lorenzo

Check out this satellite loop of Hurricane Lorenzo! Hurricane Lorenzo is a STRONG Category 4 hurricane on the Saffir-Simpson Scale. The minimum central pressure, as of the September 26, 2019 11:00 PM advisory, is at 939 mb with maximum sustained winds of 145 mph. Lorenzo is located at 17.6N, 41.5W, and this means that Lorenzo is not close to any land areas. In addition, it is rather unusual to have a hurricane of this intensity at this location with the only hurricane of recent memory to compare Lorenzo with is Hurricane Gabrielle of 1989! The official NHC forecast calls for Hurricane Lorenzo to maintain major hurricane status for the next 72 hours; however, an increase in shear as well as a slow decrease of sea-surface temperatures (SSTs) should begin to weaken the hurricane slowly. It should be noted that the NHC calls for the hurricane to maintain hurricane status for the next 120 hours, so Lorenzo will still be around for the next several days.

September 26-27, 2019 Forecast

We are already into Midterm Season, and we are down to the last several days of September! Can you believe October is next week? Also, these temperatures have been anomalously warm with persistent dry conditions. As a matter of fact, several counties in west-central Ohio have been placed into a moderate drought (D1). An update to the drought monitor will be released tomorrow morning. However, will the temperatures cool down, or do we have another hot spell in the forecast? To find out, click the following link to see your latest forecast: https://u.osu.edu/sgwx/forecast-discussions/

 

September 21-23, 2019 Forecast

What is up, Buckeyes! We start astronomical Autumn on Monday, September 23! However, it is still extremely warm. As a matter of fact, if this warmth continues, numerous Ohio cities might break into the Top 5 warmest Septembers on record! For our latest forecast (9/21-23), click the following link: https://u.osu.edu/sgwx/forecast-discussions/. #HappyFriday #BeatMiami