The meteorological mess, currently 1,400 miles east of Barbados, can’t even maintain steady thunderstorm activity, which is the most basic qualification of tropical storm status. Weather models show the developing storm will likely amount to a passing bluster, and, unlike other Don’s we could name, it will probably stay safely out to sea during its short lifetime.
As underwhelming as it is, this storm is unsettling for what it hints about weather to come. In an average hurricane season, the Atlantic only gets its 4th named storm by Aug 23rd, so Don comes about seven weeks ahead of schedule. On Wednesday, the seasonal hurricane forecasting group at Colorado State University boosted their outlook for the season, based in part on the busy start so far.
But Trump isn’t making it…
