12:38AM: We’ve been talking about the tropics a lot lately, because this is the time of year we usually think about the tropics, had a forecast in Gulfport recently, and frankly, I’m going on vacation soon. Anyways, here is a late night reminder: Don’t put much stock in projections that are more than about 5 days out. There has been a potential tropical feature doing the hokey pokey in the models from the Bahamas to the Gulf late next week. (Right now, it has taken its whole self out)

9:12PM: The change from above normal temperatures to something that is a bit closer in line to what we would expect this time of year is from about Houghton, Michigan to Dodge City, Kansas. Demarcated below.