A bright Perseid meteor blazes across the sky while glowing aurora dances above Bell Rock in Sedona, Arizona. #azwx

No big deal... we are just waiting to see if a tropical cyclone develops in the western Caribbean Sea and tracks into the Gulf of Mexico next week. Meanwhile, the ocean heat content is record high for the date in *both* bodies of water. 🧐🥵

Tropical moisture from #Pulasan will combine with a frontal boundary to produce heavy rain across the Korean Peninsula & #Japan Friday through Sunday, local time. There is a risk of flooding and mudslides.

Mesmerizing yet mighty! Watch as a massive waterspout dances over the Adriatic Sea in Croatia.

Quite the dichotomy! #drought

All interests along the U.S. Gulf coast, southeastern Mexico, Cuba and part of Central America should closely monitor the situation. bit.ly/3TBdcNt

#Gordon may end up being a zombie storm that reawakens! accuweather.com/en/hurricane/t…

This year's climatological peak in Atlantic tropical cyclone activity has been characterized by unusually quiet conditions. Check out how ACE starts well above average in August, but ends up flatlining & falling below average as numerous waves fail to develop:

Climatologically speaking, only ONE hurricane has hit Texas in Oct.-Nov, and only 7 in Sept., since 1950. #txwx Just something to keep in mind. Much much bigger historical probability in Eastern Gulf.

While the 00Z GFS no longer has a trillion dollar hurricane striking the Lower 48, it does have a mega low near Dutch Harbor, Alaska on Day 11. While this solution is very unlikely to happen, multiple runs in a row have very strong lows in the vicinity.

The Autumnal Equinox is here on Saturday. Enjoy the views of Chicagohenge. #chicago

Among the more amusing apocalyptic predictions for next week is the GDAPS/UM model, which is predicting the second-deepest pressure in a hurricane since 1850 in the middle of the Gulf -- an 885 mb storm.

Jesse Ferrell Amazingly, it has company in the Korean model, which has a similarly ridiculously intense storm around the same timeframe.

"Come a little closer, then you'll see" – Matthew Shultz, Cage the Elephant 08/20/2024 Tucson, Arizona. #azwx #tucson #monsoon2024 #stormchasing #lightning @girlswhochase @canonusa

WATCH: Thanks to Jordan Burlie for sharing this timelapse of a shelf cloud making its way across west Wichita.

So it begins...

NC12 on Ocracoke remains open, although we did see ocean overwash in several places at high tide. The tide is coming down now, so we are planning to keep the highway open during daylight hours. HOWEVER, be aware that a nighttime closure is possible. Drive with EXTREME caution.

Impressive on 3D!