Comfortable weather coming as Erin swirls offshore
Update #667: it won't be as hot in the Hudson Valley this week as a major hurricane passes offshore.
The talk of the weather town this weekend has been the rapid intensification of Hurricane Erin, which went from a tropical storm to a category 5 hurricane in about a day.
Wind gusts peaked around 200 mph as the storm passed about 150 miles north of San Juan, Puerto Rico, on Saturday night.
Erin was the fifth-earliest category 5 hurricane to form in the Atlantic on record.
Fortunately, the storm is forecast to make a hard right turn, swinging out to sea and missing the United States this coming week — probably passing a few hundred miles off of North Carolina’s Outer Banks. But it will bring dangerous sea conditions and gusty winds to the East Coast.
If you want to read more about Erin, check out my story in today’s Washington Post. Here’s a gift link. As a matter of historical significance, the last Hurricane Erin passed just offshore of the Northeast on September 11th, 2001.
The main effect from Erin in the Hudson Valley? Not bad: more comfortable weather.
The week ahead
The week ahead in the Hudson Valley will be cooler than last week as Erin causes winds to blow from the northeast.
Thursday, when Erin will probably make its closest approach, looks a bit blustery.
Monday: much, much cooler as air rushes southward from Canada
Tuesday: nice and comfy
Wednesday: a few more clouds around; slight chance for a shower
Thursday: partly sunny and breezy; small chance for a shower
Friday: plenty of sunshine
Saturday-Sunday: Saturday looks currently looks quite warm with sunshine while a front may approach on Sunday, bringing a chance for some disturbed weather
Looking ahead to the week of Aug. 25, a more significant spell of cooler weather could push into the region.
Are you wondering if this cool weather is a sign of things to come this fall? I’m working on a fall weather outlook for the Hudson Valley, to be released to premium subscribers before the end of the month.
Meteorological fall begins on Sept. 1!
