Hurricane Idalia made landfall early this morning as a strong category 3 hurricane in the Big Bend region of Florida, just south of Perry, FL. > #Hurricane #Idalia has made landfall in the Big Bend of Florida with max winds of 125 mph - the strongest #hurricane to make landfall in the Big Ben

Hurricane Idalia has entered the Gulf of Mexico and strengthened this morning as it picks up speed and heads north toward the Big Bend region of Florida for an expected early Wednesday morning landfall. It is forecast to make landfall as a major hurricane, with winds in excess of 110 mph. The only notable changes in the ongoing forecast for Idalia over the last day or so has been the placement of the landfall. This is normal and expected and we'll likely see a bit more wobbling in the data tod

Across northeast Colorado one more hot day to work through on Thursday before a cold front arrives and brings a notable drop in daytime temperatures to the region Friday. The 10 days blended model data shows a high of just 76°F on Friday in Denver, a nice break indeed after our most recent streak of 90°F+ degree weather. The best chance for appreciable rainfall along the northern urban corridor and northeast plains looks to come Friday and Friday night. That said, as early as tomorrow we shoul

The heat continues. Monday Denver set a new record high for August 21st hitting 99°F Monday afternoon breaking the old record of 97°F for the date. At 99°F, Monday also tied the hottest day of the year thus far in Denver, when Denver hit 99°F last week. > New record high for today at Denver. #cowx pic.twitter.com/G7FFTKvMSJ — NWS Boulder (@NWSBoulder) August 21, 2023 [https://twitter.com/NWSBoulder/st

Record heat is forecast from Colorado to the eastern seaboard today as a massive ridge of high pressure continues to dominate the weather pattern east of the Rockies: The record high for the date today in Denver is 97°F, we should tie or break that by a couple of degrees by this afternoon, with a forecast high of 99°F downtown. Below is a look at all the potential daily records that could be broken today given the current forecast, with most of those coming from Texas through the plains states

As we discussed yesterday , the desert southwest is making preparations for a rare event as hurricane Hilary (will be tropical storm Hilary) is set to move inland over the weekend and into next week bringing with it in some cases more rain over a three day period than many of these places will typically see over two years. > The sun rises on #Hurricane [https://twitter.com/

I get the impression the atmosphere has just about had it with 2020, much like the rest of us. Nationally, this will be a week of extreme weather – from two tropical cyclones likely to make landfall along the Gulf Coast, to record heat and enormous wildfires across the west. You likely noticed an increase in smoke in the sky yesterday. This was the arrival of additional smoke from fires in California, coupling with those that continue to burn out of control across Colorado. Most of the state,

By Ian Livingston and Brendan Heberton Hurricane Wilma in October 2005 was the last major hurricane to make landfall in the United States. That storm came ashore in Cape Romano, Florida as a Category 3, with sustained winds of 120 mph. It caused an estimated $35.6 billion (2016 dollars) in damage and killed more than 60 people. Times have changed a lot in the 11-year period since Wilma. The change has arguably come at the quickest pace in h

Fueled by a very warm Pacific, not only in the ENSO regions, but also north off the coast of Mexico and up the Baja California Peninsula, hurricane Patricia has become the strongest hurricane on record in the National Hurricane Center's area of responsibility. Maximum sustained winds are estimated at 200mph, with a central minimum pressure of 880mb this morning. The intensification of Patricia was remarkable, as of early Thursday it was a tropical storm, intensifying to a category five hurricane

The 2014 tropical storm season has favored the Pacific, while it’s been much quieter in the Atlantic The Pacific tropical season has been an active one. We’ve seen 19 storms so far this year, with 16 being average total seasonal number. The 19th is Vongfong, currently hammering Japan . Meanwhile, the Atlantic season has been very quiet. Gonzalo is

The weather pattern really quiets down over the next week to 10 days after today’s system works through the region and exists Monday. If you’re not quite ready for snow, this forecast is for you; if you’re jumping at the bit for our first measurable snow… we’re going to keep you waiting a while longer. Sunday and Sunday night Afternoon highs will be chilly across the region Sunday, as a strong upper level trough passes through. We may see our high temperatures for the day early, with temperatur

As Matt mentioned on Sunday , this amazing October weather will give way to an unsettled second half of the week across Colorado. Models have been all over the map in handling details for late this week, largely surrounding the eventual track of moisture associated with now tropical storm Simon; that said, details have now come into much better focus. Simon is forecast to move inland later today, with moisture associated with th

A week after Phoenix saw it’s wettest day on record , the southwest is gearing up for another round of heavy rain and flooding from now Hurricane Odile, spinning into the Gulf of California. Current modeling takes the heaviest precipitation southeast of the Phoenix area, but flash flooding concerns across much of Arizona and New Mexico will be he

Animated GIF shows GFS day 9 forecast flop The moment we had been waiting for all summer finally arrived last week. The single model run to throw the social media world into a frenzy: the day 9 ‘dream’ hurricane from the GFS. It was amazingly viral for a landfall that was never to be. It was quite possibly the best non-storm setup we had seen in years, and, it was set to make landfall in New Orleans on the 9 year anniversary of Katrina. Of course, this was ridiculous and in the hours and days

National Hurricane Center stats 5pm EDT, Aug 26, 2011: Location: Latitude 31.7 north... Longitude 77.4 west (see map) Direction: north at 14mph Maximum sustained winds: 100 mph Current rating: Category 2 Hurricane Irene is due to arrive early Sunday in New York, and for the first time in history mandatory evacuations are in place for coastal areas in New York City. While Irene has weakened slightly in the last 12 hours, this just reiterates the seriousness of the threat the storm still bears. B

A rare 5.8 magnitude earthquake that rattled the east coast today will soon be a distant memory as our focus turns to the probable landfall of Hurricane Irene. This will be the first hurricane to make landfall in the United States since 2008. As of 11pm est. August 23 Irene was a category one hurricane with sustained winds of 90 miles an hour. According to the National Hurricane Center the storm is forecast to gain in strength over the next day. Current forecasts call for a potential category 3