Wednesday, July 16, 2008

Wednesday July 16, 2008

**  FULL MOON THIS FRIDAY JULY 18
 
TODAY:  A few peeks of sun otherwise cloudy with periods of thunderstorms - some of the storms could be Severe with frequent cloud to ground to lightning, heavy downpours, hail and damaging winds.   
 
High:  78 degrees ( humid with dew point temperatures in the low to mid 60s ) 
 
Wind:  East-Southeast at 8 to 16 mph with higher gusts near thunderstorms.
 
Chance for rain:  100% this morning then 70% after 12 P.M.
 
** UV Index today is a 5 which is MODERATE, meaning you can sunburn in 30 minutes with out sun block in the late morning and early afternoon sun even in cloudy conditions.
 
7 P.M. Weather:  Partly to mostly cloudy with spotty thunderstorms - some of the storms could be Strong and produce heavy downpours - chance for rain at 7 P.M. is 70%.  Temperatures in the low 70s.
 
TONIGHT: Mostly cloudy with scattered thunderstorms at time - some of the storms could produce heavy rainfall in a short period of time.
 
Low:  60 degrees.
 
Wind:  Light and Variable
 
Chance for rain:  70% through midnight then 60% between 1 A.M. and sunrise Thursday.  
 
THURSDAY:  Cloudy with scattered showers and thunderstorms Thursday morning then a chance for spotty thunderstorms in the afternoon with partly cloudy skies.  Some of the thunderstorms could produce heavy rainfall.  
 
High:  80 degrees ( it will be humid with dew point temperatures in the low 60s ).
 
Wind:  Northwest  7 to 14 mph.
 
Chance for rain:  60% between sunrise and noon then 20% during the afternoon.
 
7 P.M. Partly cloudy with a chance for isolated thunderstorms and temperatures in the low 70s - chance for rain is 20%.
 
Extended Outlook: 
 
FRI..…….....79   Partly Cloudy. 
 
SAT............79   Partly cloudy with a slight chance for thunderstorms after 3 P.M. - chance for rain is 30%.
 
SUN............78   Partly cloudy with a chance for isolated thunderstorms - chance for rain is 40%.  
 
Average high  through the extended period is 80 degrees and the average low is 58 degrees.
 
Bay Lake Climate Data. 
 
Average high…..80 degrees
 
Average low……58 degrees.
 
Sunrise:……..5:39 A.M.
 
Sunset………8:58  P.M.  
 
Jonathan Yuhas  KARE 11     7/16/2008  

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