On Igor and Freezes

Igor is churning over the central Atlantic Ocean today at about 15 mph. The eye is clearly visible on this morning's satellite image - and as hurricane's go it is a large storm, requiring ships to give it a wide berth.

Right now it looks like Igor will make a turn to the northwest and head towards Bermuda arriving there Friday. It will then swing up towards Newfoundland for the weekend. The storm will miss the U.S. but it will affect fishing waters. Igor will then get caught up in the larger area of low pressure over northeast Canada, intensifying the flow of cool air around the backside of the low across western and Central Canada. The threat for freezing temperatures will increase across the northern U.S. through September 23rd, which isn't abnormal for this time of year but it is a call to action for farmers who might not want their cash crops to freeze in the field later this month.

In the longer term, tropical storm formation will continue to be a threat for the Atlantic, Gulf of Mexico and Caribbean Sea through early October.  Also, a more significant blast of cold air will approach the U.S. during the second week of October, which may lead to some our first significant snowfalls of the season.

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