I’m actually trying ahead to 2 occasions this week: the potential for a meteor storm on Monday night and the arrival of hotter than regular situations on Tuesday and Wednesday.
First, the meteors. On Monday between 9:45 PM and 10:15 PM, the tau Herculid meteor bathe will attain the earth. There may be appreciable uncertainty on the variety of meteors that can enter the earth’s environment, but it surely doubtlessly may very well be a serious occasion.
The most recent high-resolution climate mannequin output means that it might be clear or almost clear over a lot of the Northwest (see cloud forecast map for 11 PM under)
The opposite subject is moonlight and daylight. We could have a brand new moon….so no gentle there. However there is a matter with daylight. Sundown may be very late now (about 8:55 PM). Civil Twilight ends round 9:36 PM–which is true earlier than the meteor bathe. What does the tip of civil twilight appear to be? Right here is the analog scenario on Could 18th for the sky at first of the meteor bathe: an excessive amount of gentle!
By the tip of the bathe (round 10:15 PM), it would appear to be this (see under). Possibly we could have an opportunity then of seeing some meteors.
A ridge of excessive stress aloft will develop over us beginning late Monday and amplifying a bit on Tuesday and Wednesday (see upper-level map at 5 AM Wednesday under).
In consequence, temperatures over the western lowlands will surge to round 70F on Tuesday and mid-70s on Wednesday (see the every day forecast by the skillful Nationwide Climate Service mix of fashions). Sadly, we’ll descend into the murk later within the week.
The climate in japanese Washington shall be far hotter, rising into the 80s for a lot of subsequent week, and cooling will solely be into the higher 70s.
Maintain your fingers crossed for a formidable meteor bathe!
