Local Weather: Hurricane Hanna and Meteor Shower

Over this weekend you might have noticed the amount of rain we have had due to Hurricane Hanna. The rainfall totals are around 1-2 inches of rain which is very much needed this time of year. Hanna is not an anomaly but is making waves as it is the eighth earliest named storm ever. This is setting us up for an extremely active season for storms in the Gulf as the ocean surface temperatures are ranging from 80 to 90 degrees, giving any systems that move through those very hot waters some extra energy to grow. On that note, there is tropical storm Gonzalo just off the coast of Venezuela that is tracking towards the Gulf Coast in a few weeks time.

As for our weather for the week, the temperature will be lower from the remnants of Hanna come over us with a high around 95 degrees for a few days with some slight chances of showers Tuesday and Wednesday as we heat right back up heading into the weekend with temps around 100 degrees.

We have some astrological events to report. This weekend on the first around midnight you will be able to see the Delta Aquariid meteor shower that comes every few years. If you go out to watch it you can expect 10 to 20 meteors an hour until sunrise.

Thomas Borgstedte Jr. of La Grange studies meteorology at Texas A&M.