Watch the Spacewalk Live Today

NASA Astronauts will perform another spacewalk today, beginning at about 11 a.m. ET. You can watch the spacewalk live online from NASA TV here. This is the third spacewalk of the Endeavour mission, and astronauts will replace some batteries on the International Space Station's Solar Array power channel.

Tropics Trying To Awaken?

There are two areas of convection ongoing in the Tropics this morning, one in the Eastern Caribbean, and another Southeast of Florida over the Bahamas in the Atlantic. However, the odds are against these two areas of convection because of high pressure in the vicinity of #2, and too much wind shear in the upper levels over #1. In fact, too much shear in the atmosphere is a sign of the El Nino conditions in the Eastern Equatorial Pacific. During El Nino hurricane seasons, tropical cyclone development can be suppressed because storms are unable to organize in the shear tearing the circulation apart. So indications are that the Tropics are trying to get their hurricane season act together...but perhaps El Nino is going to prevent storms from organizing and strengthening.

Scattered Showers & Storms

Scattered showers and thunderstorms continue to move northward through Central Virginia Monday. The strongest storms have frequent lightning, small hail, gusty winds to 30-40mph, and very heavy rainfall that can lead to flooding of poorly drained locations. Most of these storms should remain below severe limits, but these thunderstorms are still dangerous because of the lightning and downpours. Remember, if you can hear thunder, you are close enough to be struck, so remain inside!

Storm chances will linger through this afternoon, and return again Tuesday from mid-day through the evening.
--Carrie