{"id":5613,"date":"2019-09-03T10:03:42","date_gmt":"2019-09-03T14:03:42","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/weather.umd.edu\/?p=5613"},"modified":"2019-09-03T10:03:51","modified_gmt":"2019-09-03T14:03:51","slug":"morning-update-summer-weather-is-sticking-around","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/weather.umd.edu\/wordpress\/2019\/09\/03\/morning-update-summer-weather-is-sticking-around\/","title":{"rendered":"Morning Update: Summer Weather is Sticking Around"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Today:&nbsp;<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>While Labor Day may have passed, summer weather isn\u2019t ready to let go quite yet. This morning starts off in the low 70\u2019s, but reaches 80 F by noon. Cloud cover is minimal throughout the day, and no precipitation is expected. Winds are light and variable. Mother nature isn\u2019t giving us a break from the heat or sunshine quite yet, so make sure to stay hydrated and well protected from the sun while walking to classes!&nbsp;<br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Tonight:&nbsp;<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Temperatures drop back to the low 70\u2019s throughout the night and even lowering to the high 60\u2019s in the early morning tomorrow. Chance of precipitation is very low, so don\u2019t worry about bringing your umbrella to class yet! Cloud cover increases slightly, but overall a clear night is expected. Head out to McKeldin mall for some stargazing and look for the waxing crescent moon!<br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Looking Forward:&nbsp;<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Tomorrow afternoon cloud cover picks up and temperatures reach the low 90\u2019s. Some scattered thunderstorms may occur as well. The rest of the week looks cooler, with some rain expected on Friday. A sunny, warm weekend looks ahead, making the end of a perfectly shortened week!&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Hurricane Dorian: <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Currently at a category 3 hurricane, the stationary storm over the Bahamas has already caused extensive damage. Florida, Georgia, and the Carolinas are preparing for the impending approach of Dorian. Walt Disney World, located in Orlando, FL, is known for staying open during inclement weather, is planning on closing various theme parks early on Tuesday and relocating guests at their campgrounds to hotels as a precaution.   <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/tropicaltidbits.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"656\" src=\"http:\/\/weather.umd.edu\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/hurricane-dorian-800x656.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-5614\" srcset=\"https:\/\/weather.umd.edu\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/hurricane-dorian-800x656.jpg 800w, https:\/\/weather.umd.edu\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/hurricane-dorian-500x410.jpg 500w, https:\/\/weather.umd.edu\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/hurricane-dorian.jpg 897w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/a><figcaption>Hurricane Dorian&#8217;s projected path through Friday morning. Picture curtsey of NOAA and the National Weather Service. <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Today:&nbsp; While Labor Day may have passed, summer weather isn\u2019t ready to let go quite yet. This morning starts off in the low 70\u2019s, but reaches 80 F by noon. Cloud cover is minimal throughout the day, and no precipitation&hellip; <br \/><a class=\"read-more-button\" href=\"https:\/\/weather.umd.edu\/wordpress\/2019\/09\/03\/morning-update-summer-weather-is-sticking-around\/\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":51,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[4],"tags":[41,109,22,82],"class_list":["post-5613","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-weather-discussion","tag-hurricane","tag-university-of-maryland","tag-weather","tag-weather-discussion"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/weather.umd.edu\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5613","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/weather.umd.edu\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/weather.umd.edu\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/weather.umd.edu\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/51"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/weather.umd.edu\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=5613"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/weather.umd.edu\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5613\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":5618,"href":"https:\/\/weather.umd.edu\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5613\/revisions\/5618"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/weather.umd.edu\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=5613"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/weather.umd.edu\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=5613"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/weather.umd.edu\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=5613"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}