UnLaredolike
Posted by Ryan
I had mentioned the pressing area of cool high pressure and the threat for increasing clouds in Laredo, but I discounted the threat for rain. I was a fool! The rain did come, much to the chagrin of ourselves and Accuweather, but even more surprisingly, temperatures about 12 degrees cooler than expected came into town, thanks to those clouds on Friday. The Weather Service was the closest, though not great on this one.
Rapid City, South Dakota to Laredo, Texas
Posted by Ryan
We're taking a road trip, well aware of the the hurricane out east. It's probably a good idea that we're making the trip through the high plains, then, from Rapid City to far southern Texas. It will be a 1388 mile journey that will take almost three days, thanks to a lot of time spent off the interstates. In fact, almost none of the drive will be on an interstate and all of it will be through corn or wheat fields. Our off freeway driving will mean we will drive at a rate of 62.6mph, and will cover a paltry 500.6 miles a day. It's beautiful in it's stark emptiness out there. You have to believe me.
DAY ONE
Another deep trough in the Northern Plains is spinning up trouble tonight for the Dakotas and High Plains. We won't entirely wait it out by the time we are ready to leave tomorrow morning, and there is a chance for some showers and isolated thunderstorms over southwestern South Dakota that will linger as we leave Rapid City. Expect some showers to remain with us as we slide into Nebraska and to remain an issue as far south as Chadron (though the chance will go way down before we even reach Nebraska). Expect some breezy conditions and seasonably cool temperatures as we make our way into eastern Colorado and beautiful Wiley, between Kit Carson and Lamar.
DAY TWO
Our drive on Friday will actually take us through some real cities, like Amarillo and Lubbock as we make our way into western Texas. It will continue to be a dry, easy driving day as we drive the high plains. We'll be on our way to Sterling City, which is between Big Spring and San Angelo, our destination for the night when we will see our first hint of clouds or rain.
DAY THREE
The cloudy, intermittently dreary weather will probably continue for most of southern Texas. It's a possibility that we will stay dry the whole drive, but we may see a little splash of rain, particularly around Del Rio and Eagle Pass. Just enough to force the windows closed in the hot stuffy weather. We'll arrive in Laredo with cloudy skies and hot temperatures surrounding us like a blanket.
Laredo, Texas
Posted by Ryan
Way down in southern Texas, right on the Rio Grande for today's forecast. Did you know that Laredo is the largest city in America without a bookstore? Something to be proud of.
At 356PM, CT, Laredo was reporting a temperature of 102 with partly cloudy skies. Laredo was still in the summer time pattern, mostly avoiding any wet weather thanks to their inland nature and their southern position away from any advancing systems in the Plains. Generally speaking, Laredo only has to worry about tropical systems in he late summer, and whether or not they can push inland. Seeing as Earl, Fiona and Gaston are all presently taking a an East Coast track, Laredo appears to be safe from rain for the next couple of days.
Thunderstorms are ongoing along the Texas coast, from Brownsville to Beaumont, however the only impact on Laredo will likely be a brief respite in the searing heat should some high clouds blow west into the Rio Grande Valley, though that appears unlikely. A deep high pressure will push into the southern Plains and the southern edge will provide a trigger point through Texas that may actually bring some increased clouds to Laredo on Friday.
Tomorrow - Partly cloudy and hot, High 103, Low 79
Friday - Increased clouds, still warm, High 100, Low 77
TWC: Tomorrow - Scattered clouds with the possibility of an isolated thunderstorm developing during the afternoon. Hot High 101, Low 78
Friday - Thunderstorms developing in the afternoon High 99, Low 77
AW: Tomorrow - Mostly sunny High 102, Low 79
Friday - Very warm with sunshine and patchy clouds High 100, Low 78
NWS: Tomorrow - Mostly sunny and hot High 102, Low 80
Friday - 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly sunny and hot, High 100, Low 79
WB: Tomorrow - Partly cloudy, High 102, Low 80
Friday - Partly cloudy in the morning, becoming mostly cloudy. A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms, High 101, Low 79
A look at the satellite shows Earl really well, as well as those storms along the Texas coast.
