12 AUGUST 2010 EXTENDED FORECAST

FYI: SEE WEATHER TERMS AT BOTTOMS OF THE FORECAST.............

WEATHER HEADLINES:
ANOTHER HOT AND HUMID DAY (SURPRISE/SURPRISE)...
SHOWERS/STORMS MOVE INTO POW COUNTY FRIDAY AFTERNOON - STRONG TO SEVERE STORMS FRIDAY EVENING...
COLD FRONT MOVES THRU OVERNITE FRIDAY/SAT MORNING - COOLS TEMPS TO MORE SEASONAL FOR THE WEEKEND...
DRY AND COOLER SATURDAY TO TUESDAY - TSHOWERS MOVE BACK IN TUESDAY...

12 AUGUST 2010 EXTENDED FORECAST

TODAY 12TH - PARTLY CLOUDY - HUMID/TEMP NEAR 90 - HEAT INDEX ABOVE 100F

FRIDAY 13TH - MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH TSTORMS BY MID-AFTERNOON AND LASTING INTO OVERNITE (POSSIBLY SEVERE STORMS AFTER 6PM) - HUMID/TEMP NEAR 90

SATURDAY 14TH - TSHOWERS ENDING EARLY MORNING - THEN PARTLY CLOUDY - TEMP MID 80'S - NW WIND 10-20MPH

SUNDAY 15TH - PARTLY CLOUDY - TEMP LOW 80'S

MONDAY/TUESDAY 16TH/17THTH - PARTLY CLOUDY - THEN MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH TSHOWERS TUESDAY - TEMPS NEAR 80

WEDNESDAY THRU FRIDAY 18TH THRU 20TH - PARTLY CLOUDY - TEMPS MID/HIGH 80'S

AFTER THE 20TH?
UNSETTELED WEATHER FOR 5 TO 6 DAYS............
PARTLY TO MOSTLY CLOUDY - TEMPS NEAR AVERAGE - ABOVE AVERAGE RAINFALL.

WEATHER TERMS YOU MAY HEAR/SEE ON TV - AND HERE EVERY NOW AND THEN......................

Sky Condition – Expressed in 8th of coverage/cloud cover

Cloud Coverage
Cloudy
8/8 Opaque Clouds

Mostly Cloudy, or Considerable Cloudiness
6/8 to 7/8

Partly Cloudy, or Partly Sunny
3/8 to 5/8

Mostly Clear, or Mostly Sunny
1/8 to 2/8

Clear, or Sunny
0/8 Opaque Clouds

TEMPERATURES

Meaning
"Near" 40 - approaching 40 or a range of temperatures from 38 to 42
"Around" 85 - a range of temperatures from 83 to 87
"Lower" 50's - temperatures of 50,51,52,53,54
"Middle" 70's - temperatures of 73,74,75,76,77
"Upper" 30's - temperatures of 36,37,38,39

WINDS

Sustained Wind Speed

Descriptive Term
0 - 5 mph - Light, or light and variable - or no mention of wind spped or direction
5-15 mph - None used
15-25 mph - Gusty, Breezy (mild temperatures) Brisk (cold temperatures) Blustery (cold and with frequent gusts)
20-30 mph - Windy
30-40 mph - Very windy
40 mph or greater - Strong, dangerous, damaging. High wind warning required.

PRECIPITATION PROBABILITIES (PoP)

10 percent - slight chance or none - isolated or none
20 percent - slight chance - isolated
30-40-50 percent chance - scattered
60-70 percent – likely
80-90-100 percent - numerous