Warmer & dry

Memorial Day 2011, I took both photos on the Chesapeake Bay Bridge last week.

After what seems like weeks of rain, a better weather picture is unfolding in Quebec, Ontario and New England. Some of the warm air I have been enjoying here in North Carolina is finally moving north. The rain of late has pushed Lake Champlain up to nearly 103 feet with major flooding occurring. Numerous roads remain closed with homes and businesses flooded on both sides of the border. The Richelieu River is rising again as well, as tired residents continue the 6 week long battle to save their property. The good news is high pressure will begin to establish itself over the region with warmer air being drawn north. Skies will clear out early this week and sunshine will prevail for the balance of the week and into next weekend. Temperatures will warm into the upper 20's. In between Montreal and Cape Hatteras where I am, warm and humid air is spreading north. heat advisories are being posted for many middle Atlantic areas, as the first heatwave of the season spreads north.

If you are enjoying your freedom on this Memorial Day, you can thank one of our many service personnel on both sides of the border. As I said to several US Coast Guard employees at the open house at Oregon Inlet on Saturday, thank you so much for what you do.