ESPN Drops the Ball

For anyone who watched the soccer game yesterday, you know that the ESPN crew claimed lightning knocked out the international feed.  And what horrible timing.  Why couldn't it have happened during one of those boring Italy games?  But the saddest part of this story was the fact that when they came back on the air, all I could think was, "Why don't they show some footage of this storm!"  I am such a dork.

Luckily, I may get to see some real-life storms today.  Currently, there is a cluster of showers moving ENE out of the Ohio Valley.  Although right now they're almost only showers, there is a chance of t-storms popping up later today.  This rain should be making its way into our area over the next few hrs or so, some might already be occurring in parts of the Bronx.  This round will probably last into the early afternoon and then we'll see a bit of a break.  After this break is where things get dicey.  We have a few elements in place for some late afternoon/early evening storms but are lacking in a major trigger to really get things going.  It's still possible for us to see some medium/strong storms this evening.

Any storminess should die down this evening as a ridge of high pressure builds in from the SW.  This should bring in some warmer air from the south and make things a bit sticky for the next few days.  Lows tonight will only drop down to the mid 70s and tomorrow we heat up into the low 90s with possible heat indices in the mid-90s.  As Rachel Ray would say, "Yum-O!"

Today:  Morning rain showers with clearing in the afternoon.  Evening t-storms likely.  High 84.  Winds SW @ 8-12 mph.

Tonight:  Storms early on, then clearing.  Warm and humid.  Evening lows in the low 80s down to 74 by morning.  Winds NW @ 6-8 mph.

Tomorrow:  Hot and humid.  Late-day showers/t-storms possible.  High 92.

Saturday:  Warm with possible afternoon storms.  High 89.

Sunday: Showers and t-storms.  High 85.