Our first “Real Front”.

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Finally, after over a month into fall, we will see our first real cold front of the season on Tuesday! From the NWS: “A deepening upper level low that will dig south-southeastward from the northern plains into the lower Mississippi Valley will help to bring the strongest front of the season so far across South-Central Texas on Tuesday. Cold air advection in wake of the frontal passage, leads to our first true taste of fall weather throughout our region as soon as Tuesday night. While, there is a subtle warming trend with the returning southerly low-level flow by late week into next weekend, anticipate for at least near to below average temperatures to continue into early November.”

As for rain chances, “Forget about it”. We will likely not see another rain event through the 9th of November and possibly longer. Here is a link to 48hr rainfall totals from the NWS: https://mesonet.agron.iastate.edu/wx/afos/p.php?pil=PNSEWX&e=202510261625

Looking at the tropics…CAT 4 Melissa is churning just south of Jamacia and expected to move across it on Tuesday morning. Below is the latest update and warnings.

1. Jamaica:  Seek shelter now.  Damaging winds and heavy rainfall 
today and Monday will cause catastrophic and life-threatening flash 
flooding and numerous landslides before potentially devastating 
winds arrive Monday night and Tuesday morning.  Extensive 
infrastructural damage, long-duration power and communication 
outages, and isolation of communities are expected. Life-threatening 
storm surge is likely along portions of the southern coast Monday 
night and Tuesday morning.
 
2. Haiti:  Catastrophic and life-threatening flash flooding and 
landslides are expected across southwestern Haiti through midweek, 
likely causing extensive infrastructural damage and isolation of 
communities. Although winds are temporarily decreasing on the 
Tiburon peninsula, they could increase again across much of western 
Haiti on Tuesday.
 
3. Dominican Republic: Heavy rainfall through midweek could produce 
catastrophic flash flooding and numerous landslides in southern 
portions of the country.
 
4. Eastern Cuba, Southeast Bahamas, and the Turks and Caicos: 
Monitor Melissa closely.  There is an increasing risk of a 
significant storm surge, damaging winds, and heavy rainfall Tuesday 
and Wednesday.  In eastern Cuba, the risk of life-threatening flash 
flooding and landslides is increasing. A Hurricane Watch is in 
effect for portions of eastern Cuba.