Friday, May 20, 2005
Things that spin
Jason Samenow @ 12:17 AM
Bike wheels (even on a rainy day)
It's "Bike to Work Day" and the weather is miserable. An area of low pressure cycling through will bring steady rain this morning (particularly early), followed by scattered light rain and drizzle this afternoon. With northeasterly winds, expect highs only in the low 60s (or 15 degrees below average).
The heads of college students (after a few drinks)
For many area college seniors, it's graduation weekend, providing one last opportunity to party up on campus (or grounds for the Wahoos out there). The weather looks pretty good for commencement activities, including those happening at George Washington University and the University of Virginia.
Expect partly sunny skies Saturday with highs in the low 70s. On Sunday, some clouds may increase in the afternoon -- but all in all -- another good day, with highs again in the low 70s.
Tornadoes
Check out the latest issue of National Geographic that includes the feature article Inside Tornadoes. National Geographic's website includes awesome videos, including one in which a camera captures a 300-degree view inside the funnel.
Waterspouts
On Tuesday, severe storms photojournalist Jim Edds captured at least 5 waterspouts on tape in southeast Florida. Watch the video.
Hurricanes
The season's first Pacific basin hurricane formed yesterday, Hurricane Adrian. There has been much chatter about Adrian crossing over Central America into the Caribbean and reforming. But that's unlikely, according to the Tropical Prediction Center:
Senator Rick Santorum (R-PA) can spin with the best of them. The Seattle Post-Intelligencer has another article about his much-maligned bill: Researching Weather: Clouds in the forecast
It's "Bike to Work Day" and the weather is miserable. An area of low pressure cycling through will bring steady rain this morning (particularly early), followed by scattered light rain and drizzle this afternoon. With northeasterly winds, expect highs only in the low 60s (or 15 degrees below average).
The heads of college students (after a few drinks)
For many area college seniors, it's graduation weekend, providing one last opportunity to party up on campus (or grounds for the Wahoos out there). The weather looks pretty good for commencement activities, including those happening at George Washington University and the University of Virginia.
Expect partly sunny skies Saturday with highs in the low 70s. On Sunday, some clouds may increase in the afternoon -- but all in all -- another good day, with highs again in the low 70s.
Tornadoes
Check out the latest issue of National Geographic that includes the feature article Inside Tornadoes. National Geographic's website includes awesome videos, including one in which a camera captures a 300-degree view inside the funnel.
Waterspouts
On Tuesday, severe storms photojournalist Jim Edds captured at least 5 waterspouts on tape in southeast Florida. Watch the video.
Hurricanes
The season's first Pacific basin hurricane formed yesterday, Hurricane Adrian. There has been much chatter about Adrian crossing over Central America into the Caribbean and reforming. But that's unlikely, according to the Tropical Prediction Center:
SINCE THE CYCLONE IS QUITE SMALL...IT MAY HAVE A DIFFICULT TIME SURVIVING THE PASSAGE OVER SUCH ROUGH TOPOGRAPHY. NONETHELESS THE NHC FORECAST TAKES ADRIAN INTO THE CARIBBEAN AND THEN INTO THE SUBTROPICAL ATLANTIC. SHOULD ADRIAN OR ITS REMNANT EMERGE INTO THE CARIBBEAN...INCREASINGLY STRONG SOUTHWESTERLY SHEAR IS EXPECTED TO PRECLUDE RE-INTENSIFICATION.Senators
Senator Rick Santorum (R-PA) can spin with the best of them. The Seattle Post-Intelligencer has another article about his much-maligned bill: Researching Weather: Clouds in the forecast
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