Tuesday, April 05, 2005
The Perfect Warm
Steve Scolnik @ 4:00 PM
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The outdoor patio is open for the season down at the Weather Grill! It's a fine spring day in the Washington metro area, with temperatures reaching near or above 70 by mid-afternoon. Highs were at least 75 in a few locations, such as Frederick MD and Culpeper VA. Temperatures were somewhat cooler along the Atlantic and the Bay; Ocean City was only 55 at 4pm. It's also very dry; with dewpoints in the low 30's, humidities are under 30%. If you liked today, you should love tomorrow, as temperatures head toward 80. There is nothing of note on radar; the only rain east of the Mississippi on the national map is in western Wisconsin and far northern New York. There is a chance of showers late Thursday and Friday, as the next storm system, centered in Kansas, moves eastward. This afternoon's model forecast keeps the heaviest precipitation in the Gulf States and the Southeast.
Rome outlook
Here are some forecasts for the Pope's funeral Friday in Rome.
Italian Meteorological Service: Mostly cloudy, high 18 Celsius
U.K. Met Office: Cloudy, high 63.
Weather Channel: Cloudy, high 65, 20% chance of precipitation
AccuWeather: Mostly cloudy, chance of a thundershower, high 17 Celsius, 30% chance of precipitation
Solar eclipse
NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center reports that there will be a rare "hybrid" solar eclipse on Friday. This means that the eclipse changes from an annular eclipse over the South Pacific to a total eclipse and then back to an annular eclipse before it reaches Central America. In North America, it will be a partial eclipse, with only about 5% coverage in the Washington DC area. In the U.S., maximum coverage will be close to 50% in southern Florida. The maximum extent of the eclipse in the Eastern Daylight time zone will be from 6:15 to 6:20 pm; in the DC area, the time of maximum will be 6:19 pm. This will be the last partial solar eclipse visible from the continental U.S. until 2012.
The outdoor patio is open for the season down at the Weather Grill! It's a fine spring day in the Washington metro area, with temperatures reaching near or above 70 by mid-afternoon. Highs were at least 75 in a few locations, such as Frederick MD and Culpeper VA. Temperatures were somewhat cooler along the Atlantic and the Bay; Ocean City was only 55 at 4pm. It's also very dry; with dewpoints in the low 30's, humidities are under 30%. If you liked today, you should love tomorrow, as temperatures head toward 80. There is nothing of note on radar; the only rain east of the Mississippi on the national map is in western Wisconsin and far northern New York. There is a chance of showers late Thursday and Friday, as the next storm system, centered in Kansas, moves eastward. This afternoon's model forecast keeps the heaviest precipitation in the Gulf States and the Southeast.
Rome outlook
Here are some forecasts for the Pope's funeral Friday in Rome.
Italian Meteorological Service: Mostly cloudy, high 18 Celsius
U.K. Met Office: Cloudy, high 63.
Weather Channel: Cloudy, high 65, 20% chance of precipitation
AccuWeather: Mostly cloudy, chance of a thundershower, high 17 Celsius, 30% chance of precipitation
Solar eclipse
NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center reports that there will be a rare "hybrid" solar eclipse on Friday. This means that the eclipse changes from an annular eclipse over the South Pacific to a total eclipse and then back to an annular eclipse before it reaches Central America. In North America, it will be a partial eclipse, with only about 5% coverage in the Washington DC area. In the U.S., maximum coverage will be close to 50% in southern Florida. The maximum extent of the eclipse in the Eastern Daylight time zone will be from 6:15 to 6:20 pm; in the DC area, the time of maximum will be 6:19 pm. This will be the last partial solar eclipse visible from the continental U.S. until 2012.
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