The forecast tonight at Nationals Park is not promising. (via Nats Insider)
Yeah, this mid-Atlantic storm is something fierce.
(via Spectacular STORM cloud over Manassas, VA… pic by Sofia Com… on Twitpic)
"There is a risk of some strong thunderstorms Friday afternoon and evening, some of which may produce damaging winds, heavy flooding rains and possible hail, according to Storm4 meteorologist Tom Kierein. Prime time for any severe storms will be between 5 p.m. and 11 p.m., Kierein said."
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Strong Risk of Thunderstorms Tonight | NBC4 Washington
Hmmm… lovely.
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The Spring of 2012 Is the Hottest in U.S. History
In case, you know, you haven’t been outside in the past three month, it’s about to become official: unless a freak blizzard blankets the country by Thursday, the spring of 2012 will go down as the warmest for the U.S. in 117 years of record-keeping. The National Climatic Data Center won’t release a report on the temperatures in May until sometime in June, but based on their assessment of March and April, University of Maryland professor Steve Scolnik, who blogs at Climate Capital, says that our warm May will smash the 102-year-old record.
Read more at The Atlantic Wire. [Image: Dino Grandoni]
Here in DC, March was hot, April was not, and May is sizzling on the way out.](http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m4sy2g5zhc1qcokc4o1_500.png)
The Spring of 2012 Is the Hottest in U.S. History
In case, you know, you haven’t been outside in the past three month, it’s about to become official: unless a freak blizzard blankets the country by Thursday, the spring of 2012 will go down as the warmest for the U.S. in 117 years of record-keeping. The National Climatic Data Center won’t release a report on the temperatures in May until sometime in June, but based on their assessment of March and April, University of Maryland professor Steve Scolnik, who blogs at Climate Capital, says that our warm May will smash the 102-year-old record.
Read more at The Atlantic Wire. [Image: Dino Grandoni]
Here in DC, March was hot, April was not, and May is sizzling on the way out.
Rain (or Nintendo/Ghostbusters-esque green slime) rapidly approaching the DC area.
(via Ow.ly - image uploaded by @Cycleboredom (Cycleboredom))
Two days of rain can do strange things to people.
Apparently 46 and sunny was warm enough for at least two people I passed in DC to be driving their convertibles with the top down.
I guess I shouldn’t judge, since I also ride with no climate control around me…but the fact that one of the convertible guys was in shirtsleeves and drinking an iced coffee seemed to be a bit much.
The Cat in the Hat sums up today.
Live Wind Map Shows Flow Patterns
I get kind of giddy whenever I see a tweet from Martin Wattenberg and Fernanda Viegas. They rarely tweet, but when they do it’s usually because they’ve released a new project and they always announce it simultaneously. Their latest piece shows live wind patterns, based on data from the National Digital Forecast Database. It’s beautiful to look at.
So I guess temperatures won’t stay in the 80s all through the spring
Probably for the best, as the cold breeze was nice on this morning’s ride in.
