Sunday, April 03, 2005
Blustery Sunday
Jason Samenow @ 12:00 AM
Wind. That's today's weather story. West to northwesterly winds between 20-30 mph, with 40+ gusts are possible. Accordingly, the National Weather Service has issued a Wind Advisory through 8pm tonight. Text from the advisory:BY MID MORNING SUNDAY...SUSTAINED WINDS WILL STRENGTHEN TO 30 MILES PER HOUR...WITH GUSTS TO 50 MILES PER HOUR.The culprit for the windy conditions is a powerful low pressure system that brought flooding rains to portions of the area yesterday and forced the cancellation of outdoor events. In my post yesterday, I mentioned three events happening today -- the 10 mile race, the Washington Nationals exhibition game and the Kite Festival. The Kite Festival should be a spectacle with 40mph+ winds.
BE SURE TO SECURE ALL LOOSE OUTDOOR ITEMS SUCH AS GARBAGE CANS. MOTORISTS SHOULD USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING DUE TO THE DEVELOPING GUSTY WINDS.
Aside from the winds, it will be mostly cloudy (with peaks of sun in the afternoon) and chilly today with highs in the low 50s. Can't even rule out a stray shower or two -- especially early in the morning and late in the afternoon. By the evening, skies should begin to clear.
Image (top right) courtesy Weather.com. Notice that the isobars (lines of equal pressure) on the weather map are close together -- indicative of strong winds.
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