HOT weather to end the summer

NOAA image of major Category 4 Hurricane Danielle taken this morning.

The two big stories this morning are the hot and dry weather that is moving into eastern Canada and Hurricane Danielle. After a cool start to the day with some patchy fog in places, we should warm into the low 20's today under sunny skies. The strong high pressure will take hold along the east coast, deflecting Danielle and Earl away from us, and delivering almost a full week of sunshine and very warm temperatures to start September. Sunshine will prevail until late next week with daily highs either side of 30C and overnight lows around 18C. Yesterday was hot in Saskatchewan. temperatures along the Montana border reached 100F (37C), It was just slightly cooler in Assiniboia and Gravelbourg, around 35C and close to 33C in Regina. It will be cooler today and into the weekend.

The NASCAR Nationwide teams are n Montreal for the NAPA Auto Parts 200 this weekend. The weather will be perfect. Bring a hat, lots of sunscreen and water and get ready for an awesome weekend. The track opens before 7am tomorrow and at 8am on Sunday. Leave the car at home.

Now on to Hurricane Danielle. While we were sleeping this storm, that once looked like it was decaying, has blossomed into a Category 4 storm and has her sights on 5. This major hurricane now has 135mph winds gusting to 150mph and is moving northwest at 12mph. The storm is expected to move well east of Bermuda, however the size and strength of Danielle will cause very dangerous surf along the coast. The swells and rough surf will be felt as far west as the Eastern Seaboard of the US, particularly from North Carolina and the Outer Banks northward. All interests should continue to monitor Danielle. Earl meanwhile has 45mph and is moving along a path just south of the one taken by Danielle. Earl is expected to become a hurricane on Saturday and threaten Bermuda early next week. A third area of interest lies juts off thew African coast. This area of showers and thunderstorms is expected to further develop and become a depression next week. The tropics are certainly heating up as we head into the most active portion of the season, September.

**If you have a chance, check out this link from Hurricane Felix back in 2007. This is what flying into a hurricane is all about. No flights are scheduled today into Danielle. NOAA Recon flights are expected in 12 hour intervals starting tomorrow. P.S. I noticed the audio with is is a little rough now, but the video is still good.
CHECK IT OUT HERE!