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Currently in NYC — September 8, 2023: The heat advisory has been extended
Plus, Hurricane Lee churns towards the Atlantic record books.
Stacy Blundell & Eric Holthaus
September 07, 2023
The weather, currently.
Very warm and humid with afternoon storms
Six words you don’t want to hear: the Heat Advisory has been extended. Oppressive dewpoints will make it feel like 95°F to 100°F. As someone with asthma, it’s hard to get a good breath of air in these conditions. Go slow, hydrate, and try to stay in air conditioning, if possible. Winds increase on Friday afternoon and with that, the chance of thunderstorms. Our storm risk continues on Saturday and Sunday. Not a washout, but not a winner of a weekend. The muggy conditions persist, too. Ugh. Stay cool!!
Bike Forecast:
5 out of 10
What you need to know, currently.
The 2023 hurricane season continues on a hyperactive pace.
On Thursday, Hurricane Lee underwent textbook rapid intensification from a Category 1 to a Category 4 in just 12 hours. It’s expected to become a Category 5 on Friday — and potentially one of the strongest hurricanes ever observed in the Atlantic Ocean.
Hourlee snapshots of Hurricane #Lee today.
Ridiculous intensification over a 12-hour period from 70 kt to 115 kt.
— Dr. Kim Wood (@DrKimWood)
9:06 PM • Sep 7, 2023
Tropical Storm Margot also formed on Thursday, way out off the coast of Africa — the season’s 14th storm of the year so far, matching the historical average for an entire season with nearly a week to go until the season’s midpoint.
Since Atlantic records began in 1851, only three other season have had 14 named storms this early in the year — 2005, 2011, 2020. Only 1933, 2004, and 2005 have had 3 or more Cat 4+ hurricanes so early in the year. If you know your hurricanes, you know that those seasons are not the ones you want to be compared against.
It’s likely that Hurricane Lee will stay relatively safely offshore for at least the next 7 days or so, although some models have it coming worryingly close to New England or Atlantic Canada by September 17th or 18th.
#HurricaneLee will be making headlines for a *long* time.
— Greg Postel (@GregPostel)
1:11 AM • Sep 7, 2023
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