By Tuesday, the heat isn't going anywhere. Afternoon highs will once again reach the mid 90s with plenty of sunshine and just a few fair-weather clouds. Rain chances become even more limited as a strong area of high pressure builds overhead, setting the stage for an even hotter stretch through the second half of the week.
Britainβs national weather agency has confirmed what most people cooped up at home during the coronavirus lockdown may have guessed β May was the sunniest month on record.
Windy, dry weather raised fire danger in California on Monday.
Cristobal weakened to a tropical depression Monday morning, after crashing ashore as a lopsided tropical storm a day prior in Louisiana and ginned up dangerous weather farther east, sending waves crashing over Mississippi beaches, swamping parts of an Alabama island town and spawning a tornado in Florida.
A storm that appears to be headed for the U.S. Gulf Coast regained tropical storm force Friday while drenching southern Mexico and Central America.
Cristobal is now on a collision course with the Gulf Coast.
South Carolina has already been affected by one named storm before the official start of the 2020 Atlantic hurricane season, but state and county officials say this yearβs preparations have been a bit different thanks to the unique challenges presented by the coronavirus outbreak.
Fortunately, this celestial star-slayer will keep a safe distance from our planet.
Newly formed Cristobal could impact the Gulf Coast as soon as this weekend.
