Hope your week is off to a great start and that you are staying healthy. We have a great celestial show planned for the next few nights (if you can't get out and view it Tuesday night-early Wednesday). This is the annual Perseid meteor shower and here's what you need to know:
- Best viewing is around 11 pm Tuesday night (Aug. 11)
- Moon comes up around 12:19 and although it is last quarter moon, it may still wash out some of the more faint meteors.
- Look toward the northeast if you can - away from city lights
- In an ideal spot, one could see up to 100 meteors per hours, but a more realistic expectation is around 40-50
- Viewing happens with the naked eye - unlike the recent comet - these should be easier to spot
Another summer cool spell?
The remainder of this week is hot - no doubt about it. And we really can't complain too much because every time we start to hit that stretch of well above normal temperatures, we find something that will help to change it.
We expect the upper high to shift back to southern California and Arizona next week and we are right back to a forecast of highs in the 80s! I DO NOT think it will be quite as cool as some of the weather we had late in July, but it does look like a pattern that will bring "cooler than average" temperatures.
How about rain?
There will be off and on chances setting up for the Plains - nothing that stands out as a big, widespread soaking. However, scattered summer thunderstorms are really hard for the extended models to get a grasp on, so we can't jump to conclusions just yet. If you are in dire need of rain, there will continue to be chances, but on more of a scattered setup. I think we could be look at some chances over the weekend (with the front coming in) - possibly Saturday and Sunday nights.
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