August 31st marks the first day since April 12th with a 7 am sunrise.  The sunset will be 8:10 pm.

This will give us 13 hours and 10 minutes of daylight.  The first day of summer had 15 hours and 12 minutes of daylight.

Friday saw the coolest morning lows since early July.  The next few nights will see modest increases in the overnight lows.  Humidity levels should creep upwards Tuesday into Wednesday, which will then keep lows in the mid/upper 60s.

Hurricane Danielle will track near, but just east, of Bermuda.  This is actually affecting our weather — the strong hurricane is effectively blocking our area of high pressure.  This will keep our weather fair and somewhat comfortable.  While humidity levels will not jump too high, temperatures will moderate quite a bit over the coming days.

On Danielle’s heels is Earl.  This storm should become a moderate-intensity hurricane over the weekend.  Earl’s track will be different.  As Danielle exits to the north Atlantic, our high pressure will track east off the eastern seaboard.  This high pressure will allow Earl to take a more southerly track.

Earl still has a lot of miles to cover, but initial track forecasts suggest this *could* be something of concern for Bermuda, the Bahamas and possibly the United States next week.

You can keep tabs on all the tropical activity with our Hurricane Tracker and the National Hurricane Center.

Another area of disturbed weather has moved off the west coast of Africa, and this may also gain strength in the next week.

1. Louisville, Ky.
Days above normal: 73

2. Memphis, Tenn.
Days above normal: 72

3. Atlanta, Ga.
Days above normal: 69

4. Raleigh, N.C.
Days above normal: 68

5. New Orleans, La.
Days above normal: 68

Toledo would also make the cut for the top 20 hottest cities with 64 days of above average temperatures.

June: 26
July: 24
August: 14*

Toledo was in good company in experiencing the heat across the Great Lakes. Chicago, Detroit, Indianapolis and Pittsburgh are all cities included in the top 20 hottest cities across the United States.

*Data for the month of August through the 17th of the month.

A cold front will allow much cooler (and less humid) air to overtake the region from Wednesday night through Friday morning.  Highs Thursday will only reach the mid 70s, and lows Thursday night/Friday morning will dip to near 50° away from the lakeshore.  Areas well northwest of Toledo may even drop into the upper 40s.

The stretch of Wednesday, Thursday & Friday nights will be the coolest since early July.  The last time we had a low of near 50° was a 49° at Express Airport on July 2.

Hurricane Danielle formed in the eastern Atlantic earlier this week off the west coast of Africa.  Its forecast features a gradual northwesterly turn and strengthening.  Current forecasts keep it well away from the USA, but the western edge of the storm could graze Bermuda late this week.

Here is a link to our Hurricane Tracker, and here is a link to the National Hurricane Center.

Another area of disturbed weather is between Danielle and the west coast of Africa.  This shows signs of strengthening, and could become tropical storm Earl in the next 24-48 hours.

After some showers and storms today, the week ahead looks fairly calm.  There is the slight chance of a shower on Wednesday, but rain chances the remainder of the week remain low.

Highs will range in the low/mid 80s.  The coolest weather of the week should be Wednesday night through Friday morning.

Lows this morning dropped down into the upper 50s across the area.  Normal low is 61°.  This was only the second time this month lows dropped to under 60°.  Here is a break-down of how the lows have shaped up so far this month:

Scattered storms rolled through the area Sunday evening, creating wind damage and some large hail in spots.  Here are the reports from the National Weather Service:

5:35 PM T-STORM WIND DAMAGE:  4 MILES WEST OF MAUMEE
NUMEROUS TREES DOWN NEAR MONCLOVA F.D. ONE HOUSE DAMAGED BY FALLEN TREE.

5:53 PM 1.25″ HAIL:   GENOA

6:11 PM T-STORM WIND DAMAGE:  ELMORE
A 3 FOOT DIAMETER TREE FELL ACROSS THE ROAD ON TOLEDO STREET. COUPLE 12 TO 15 INCH DIAMETER LIMBS DOWN. NUMEROUS LARGE LIMBS DOWN ON POWER LINES CAUSING WIDESPREAD POWER OUTAGES IN THE EASTERN PORTION OF ELMORE.

6:25 PM T-STORM WIND DAMAGE:  OAK HARBOR
SEVERAL LARGE LIMBS DOWN AND A RAILROAD CROSSING BAR WAS  SNAPPED OFF. A 4 FOOT DIAMETER TREE WAS UPROOTED AND FELL ON HOUSE CAUSING MODERATE DAMAGE. THE TREE WAS 70 FEET TALL.
NUMEROUS TREES AND POWER LINES DOWN. TWO TREES UPROOTED THEY WERE 4 FEET IN DIAMETER AND 30 FEET TALL. ONE FELL ON TOP OF A VEHICLE.

6:31 PM T-STORM WIND GUST: 3 MILES EAST OF OAK HARBOR — 61 MPH