SEVERE WEATHER: None.
TONIGHT: Clearing & Mild. Low 64.
SATURDAY: Clouds & Sunshine, More Humid & Hot. High 96.
BOB'S WEATHER BLOG : For the past week we have been blessed with unseasonably low humidity. The upper 90's are at least bearable with very dry air. Now it's reality time. The heat will subside a bit, but the increase in moisture will more than offset the heat, from a comfort standpoint. With the return of Gulf air late in the weekend and next week, the chances of rain will increase late Sunday and Monday with scattered storms mainly in the afternoon. A Cold front will stall over the area for most of next week with a chance of showers / thunder each afternoon through at least Wednesday.
WEATHER QUESTION : What causes lightning? ANSWER: turbulence in the storm clouds create static electricity. Different parts of cloud are positively charged and other parts have a negative charge. When the electrical potential increases opposite charges search for a path. When that path is found a discharge of this electrical energy creates a lightning channel for the current to travel. This path is illuminated by a bright flash (discharge), known as lightning. When an opposite charge on the ground is found by the lower cloud charge, lightning hits the ground. |
