Lee brings the rain, brings the pain
Good people,
I am sitting here enjoying a baseball contest between the odious Braves of Atlanta (and their racist, ridiculous tomahawk chop) and the Phillies of Illadelphia. Actually, it's not much of a contest, given the pitching prowess of Cliff Lee and some fine defensive work by the likes of Shane Victorino and Ryan Howard.
Speaking of Lee, the remnants of Tropical Storm Lee are churning up the Appalachian Trail right now, and will be soaking us right through to the tighty whities for the foreseeable future.
So yeah.
It's going to rain, generally very hard, from now (Monday evening) right through to Thursday morning. Already-waterlogged areas (from an August that saw record-setting rainfall and then Irene) will get 3-5 more inches of rain. Flooding will be a real problem, though mercifully, wind will not be an issue. Still, look out for scattered power outages and some downed trees.
Tuesday will be noticeably cooler with highs only in the mid 60s; Wednesday and Thursday will see increased humidity as highs reach into the mid to upper 70s. We'll see rain taper throughout the day on Thursday.
Friday will be partly cloudy and still rather humid, with highs near 80. More of the same for the weekend, with highs reaching into the mid 80s.
So when will it cool down, Monsoon? I mean, it's the middle of September, for Bunk's sake!
Well, it just so happens that the cool-down will coincide with the precise midpoint of the month: Thursday will see highs in the upper 60s, and by the following weekend, we may even see overnight temperatures dip into the 40s!