I experienced something today, for the first time in quite a while: A need for chapstick.
From that smell emanating from my air conditioning vents, the other thing I forgot about, was the heater.
After such a hot & humid summer, with near-continuous above-normal temperatures, a little relief has finally taken hold, and though it won't last forever, we do get to keep part of it for a while.
An abnormally strong ridge of high pressure is building into the southeastern United States, and as it does, it's causing three effects to the sensible weather: clear skies, calm winds, and temperature variablility. The greatest example of this is how cool overnight low temperatures have been, running 10-15 degrees below normal for this time of year. That's partly because clear/calm/dry airmasses are a perfect recipe for cold nights. The good news for fall weather fans, is that we'll keep the low temperatures at-or-below-normal through Friday.
Afternoon highs, are a slightly different story, as most should be back to normal by Tuesday/Wednesday afternoon. That's proof of that this ridge has been more dry than cold. And, if you're looking for a rain chance, you can forget about it, because for at least the next week, we might as well be forecasting "Cloud Chances."
I guess that means my list is wrong: "dry air" needs to be at the top.
