Today was another beautiful day. We are presently on the back side of a high pressure system, so experiencing sw winds. Today's high was 25.2*C and the low was 13.3*C. The temperature at 8:00 pm was 20.0*C.
Today Hurricane Katrina was upgraded to a cat 5.It is in the GOM south of New Orleans. Landfall is expected there Monday morning. This is one of the strongest hurricanes ever recorded and damage is expected to be extensive. Winds of 165 mph are called for, and pressure today was 902 mb the fourth lowest on record.
A satellite picture from earlier today showing the size of this monster storm.
