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Beijing, China - Weather Forecasts | Maps | News - Yahoo WeatherHomeMailNewsFinanceSportsEntertainmentSearchMobileMoreYahooSearchSearchMailThe forecast is beautifulGet the AppMy LocationsClick star button to save citiesAround the WorldNew YorkLos AngelesChicagoHoustonPhiladelphiaSan FranciscoMexico CityTokyoSao PauloLondonParisVeniceBeijingChinaChange locationMostly Clear56°39°53°FC© by Der Dunn on Forecast6 PM48°7 PM44°8 PM44°9 PM46°10 PM45°11 PM40°12 AM37°1 AM38°2 AM39°3 AM39°4 AM38°5 AM40°6 AM40°7 AM43°8 AM48°9 AM52°10 AM52°11 AM53°12 PM53°1 PM53°2 PM53°3 PM53°4 PM53°5 PM52°6 PM49°Sunday0%56°39°Night - Clear. Winds variable at 2 to 6 mph (3.2 to 9.7 kph). The overnight low will be 37 °F (2.8 °C).Cloudy with a high of 53 °F (11.7 °C). Winds variable at 1 to 6 mph (1.6 to 9.7 kph).Monday0%55°37°Mostly cloudy today with a high of 55 °F (12.8 °C) and a low of 37 °F (2.8 °C).Tuesday5%55°46°Cloudy today with a high of 55 °F (12.8 °C) and a low of 46 °F (7.8 °C).Wednesday60%55°45°Showers today with a high of 55 °F (12.8 °C) and a low of 45 °F (7.2 °C). There is a 60% chance of precipitation.Thursday0%54°41°Partly cloudy today with a high of 54 °F (12.2 °C) and a low of 41 °F (5.0 °C).Friday0%52°33°Partly cloudy today with a high of 52 °F (11.1 °C) and a low of 33 °F (0.6 °C).Saturday20%49°33°Mostly cloudy today with a high of 49 °F (9.4 °C) and a low of 33 °F (0.6 °C).Sunday0%46°33°Partly cloudy today with a high of 46 °F (7.8 °C) and a low of 33 °F (0.6 °C).Monday0%44°31°Partly cloudy today with a high of 44 °F (6.7 °C) and a low of 31 °F (-0.6 °C).Tuesday0%46°29°Partly cloudy today with a high of 46 °F (7.8 °C) and a low of 29 °F (-1.7 °C).5 day10 dayPrecipitationEveningNightOvernightEarly Morning0%0%0%0%Wind PressureWind3 mph SSWBarometer30.1 inchesDetailsFeels like55°Humidity45%Visibility10.00 milesUV Index0 (Low)Tonight - Clear. Winds variable at 2 to 6 mph (3.2 to 9.7 kph). The overnight low will be 37 °F (2.8 °C).Today - Cloudy with a high of 53 °F (11.7 °C). Winds variable at 1 to 6 mph (1.6 to 9.7 kph).Sun MoonNew Moon7:01 AM4:57 PMMapSatelliteView interactive mapAFPDamage, injuries as Vamco hits VietnamStorm Vamco barrelled into Vietnam on Sunday, damaging buildings and injuring at least five people after wreaking devastation in the Philippines.Associated PressHurricane Iota heads for battered Honduras, NicaraguaIota became the thirteenth hurricane of the Atlantic season early Sunday, threatening to bring another dangerous system to Nicaragua and Honduras — countries recently clobbered by a Category 4 Hurricane Eta. Iota was already a record-breaking system, being the 30th named storm of this year’s extraordinarily busy Atlantic hurricane season. The U.S. National Hurricane Center said Sunday morning that Iota had maximum sustained winds of 80 mph (130 kph), making it a Category 1 hurricane.AdPreparing for 75 percent renewablesA major refurbishment of the Moyle Interconnector in Northern Ireland brings new opportunities for owner-operator Mutual Energy.Siemens EnergyReutersTropical Storm Iota strengthens as it approaches Central AmericaTropical Storm Iota is strengthening as it barrels toward Central America, with authorities urging communities to evacuate before it unleashes life-threatening flooding across a region still recovering from Hurricane Eta s devastation. Iota is expected to intensify to major hurricane strength or just short of it by the time it smashes into the jungles of the Miskito Coast of Nicaragua and Honduras on Monday. As of 4 p.m. EST (2100 GMT), Iota was packing maximum sustained winds of 60 miles (97 km) per hour, according to the U.S. National Weather Center (NHC), as it gathered force over the southern Caribbean Sea about 480 miles (770 km) east-southeast of the Nicaraguan-Honduran coast.South Florida Sun SentinelTropical Storm Iota, 30th storm of historic season, could strengthen into major hurricaneFORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. — In what has already been the most active hurricane season in recorded history, Tropical Storm Iota continued to expand and strengthen over the Caribbean Sea on Saturday, with the potential to reach major hurricane strength, the National Hurricane Center said. Iota is the 30th tropical system this year, and is forecast to intensify rapidly and be at or near major ...AFPHurricane Iota bears down on storm-battered Central AmericaLess than two weeks after powerful storm Eta killed more than 200 people across Central America, authorities warned that Hurricane Iota was set to wallop coastal areas of Nicaragua and Honduras on Monday.AdCrossoutCrossout New Action MMOPvP and PvE Battles. Trading and Crafting. Fight in your own build vehicles against real Players. Register now and play for Free!Play Crossout nowCrossoutCrossout New Action GameCrossoutReutersTropical Storm Iota barrels toward Central America as mudslide buries 10 in GuatemalaAs Tropical Storm Iota barrels toward Central America, eight people were killed or reported missing in a landslide in Guatemala, authorities said on Saturday, in the latest disaster triggered by this year s unprecedented hurricane season. Iota is expected to intensify to hurricane strength or just short of it by the time it smashes into the jungles of the Miskito Coast of Nicaragua and Honduras on Monday, even as Central America is still recovering from the devastation wrought by Hurricane Eta two weeks ago. Eta sparked floods and mudslides that killed scores of people across a huge swath of terrain stretching from Panama to southern Mexico.AccuWeatherHurricane Iota aims for still-recovering areas of Central AmericaAreas still recovering from Hurricane Eta are now keeping an eye on what is now Hurricane Iota, which could stir up trouble early this week.Hurricane Eta made landfall as a Category 4 (sustained winds of 130 to 156 mph) hurricane on the Saffir Simpson Wind Scale on Nov. 3, in Nicaragua, which was among the top five strongest storms to ever hit the nation. Eta also carved a path of destruction through Honduras and Guatemala, unleashing feet of rain, tremendous flooding and killing more than 100.Central America is still facing a humanitarian crisis following Eta s deadly blow. Millions are enduring dangerous conditions in the storm s wake -- with concerns over waterborne diseases and COVID-19 complicating recovery. And the situation could become even more dire as Iota creeps toward the coast.The above image shows a visible satellite and infrared view of Tropical Storm Iota on Saturday morning, churning in the western Caribbean Sea (NOAA/GOES-East). I am greatly concerned we may soon have another major disaster on our hands in Central America if this Caribbean tropical system pans out like we suspect, AccuWeather s top hurricane expert Dan Kottlowski said.Early Sunday morning, Iota was found to have strengthened into the 13th hurricane of the 2020 Atlantic hurricane season, according to the National Hurricane Center (NHC). As of 1 a.m. EST, Iota was a Category 1 hurricane on the Saffir-Simpson Hurricane Wind Scale with sustained winds of 75 mph. Iota continued to inch westward at 5 mph with its center located about 295 miles east of Isla De Providencia, Colombia.As the weekend continues, Iota is forecast to pick up some forward speed and continue to move westward, or even northwestward toward the border of Honduras and Nicaragua. Along the way, heavy rainfall will inundate northern Colombia and northwestern Venezuela, as well as southern Jamaica.In addition to widespread rainfall, Iota will be moving through an area of low wind shear and warm water -- around 84 degrees Fahrenheit -- in the western Caribbean Sea, encouraging the hurricane to strengthen into an even more powerful hurricane.The above animation shows a visible satellite and infrared view of Hurricane Iota on Sunday morning, churning in the western Caribbean Sea (NOAA/GOES-East). Exactly how long Iota is able to to hang out in that favorable environment will ultimately determine how long it could be a major (Category 3 or higher) hurricane, said AccuWeather Senior Meteorologist Rob Miller.The exact track it takes, the strength and forward speed as it plows onshore in Central America will determine how grim the situation will become. It is possible that Iota could track north of Honduras, allowing the areas hardest hit by Hurricane Eta to be spared. But it is even more likely that Honduras and Nicaragua take a direct hit from Iota, warned Miller.Should Iota make landfall in Nicaragua as a hurricane, it would be only the second time in history the country would be hit by two hurricanes in one season. The last time it occurred was in 1971, when Hurricane Irene and Hurricane Edith hit Nicaragua.CLICK HERE FOR THE FREE ACCUWEATHER APPIn Central America, building seas will be the first impact, coming on Sunday. Next would be the outer bands of Iota, that will bring heavy rain to Nicaragua and eastern Honduras as early as Monday morning, then gusty winds.The exact strength of Iota at landfall will dictate the wind gusts experienced by the storm. If Iota makes landfall as a Category 3 hurricane, with sustained winds of 111 mph (178 km/h) or greater, but even a weaker, drenching tropical storm could unleash life-threatening impacts and catastrophic damage in Eta s aftermath.The greatest threat to lives and property from the new cyclone is expected to be dealt by serious flooding caused by feet of rainfall. Major river flooding and flash flooding could occur with a vast area of 12-18 inches (300-457 mm) across the mountainous terrain of Honduras, the most likely location for the AccuWeather Local StormMax of 30 inches (762 mm).Even more widespread amounts of 2-4 inches (50-100 mm) are forecast from Guatemala to central Nicaragua, worsening ongoing flooding and clean-up efforts.With all of the mountainous terrain and the very saturated ground following Hurricane Eta, mudslides are a definite concern with the new tropical threat.Tropical Storm Iota developed Friday afternoon in the central Caribbean just hours after the system had become Tropical Depression 31. Iota strengthened into a hurricane early Sunday morning and officially became the 13th hurricane of the season. 2020 is now just two shy of the record number of hurricanes to churn in the Atlantic in one season held by 2005.In fact, this is the first time the NHC has ever gotten this far into the Greek alphabet during a tropical season.2020 set the record for the most tropical storms to be named in one Atlantic hurricane season as Theta became the 29th tropical storm of the season earlier this week.Tropical Storm Theta continued to swirl in the Atlantic Basin on Saturday morning, spinning between the Azores and Canary Islands.This image, taken on Thursday afternoon, Nov. 12, 2020, shows Tropical Storm Theta spinning over the eastern Atlantic. Portugal appears near the upper right and Africa appears on the far right. (CIRA at Colorado State/GOES-East)Although Theta is forecast to lose wind intensity as it moves northeastward through the weekend, some of Theta‘s wind and rain could remain intact, eventually affecting part of western Europe this week.Keep checking back on AccuWeather.com and stay tuned to the AccuWeather Network on DirecTV, Frontier and Verizon Fios.USA TODAYEta, Theta and now Iota: Tropical storm is brewing in the Caribbean, forecast to approach Central America as a hurricaneIota was brewing in the Caribbean Sea early Saturday and is expected to approach Central America as a major Category 3 hurricane by next week.Miami HeraldWhen will South Florida dry out? Things must be looking up based on this adorable tweetYou know things are looking up weather-wise when the folks at the National Weather Service in Miami get cute on their social media updates.BBCStorm Iota: Preparations under way in Honduras and NicaraguaForecasters say Tropical Storm Iota will strengthen and could hit Honduras and Nicaragua on Sunday.Associated PressCentral Vietnam prepares for evacuations ahead of typhoonVietnamese authorities on Saturday ordered some 460,000 people in the country s central region to be ready for evacuation ahead of Typhoon Vamco, after the storm killed at least 42 people and left 20 others missing in the Philippines, state television reported. The typhoon, which is forecast to hit Vietnam on Sunday morning, could pack winds of up to 150 kilometers (93 miles) per hour as it approaches the country’s already flood-battered central coast, according to the national weather agency. Video aired by national television broadcaster VTV showed high waves slamming into Ly Son island, located about 25 kilometers (15 miles) from shore, on Saturday afternoon.AccuWeatherNo end to sloppy weather in sight for Pacific NorthwestAfter the first significant storm to crash into the northwestern United States since last winter wreaked havoc through the end of the week, more rounds of unsettled weather will affect the region into at least the middle of next week.Rain from this potent system arrived along the coast of the Pacific Northwest on Thursday and quickly pushed ashore. Not only did this system bring soaking rain to portions of Washington and Oregon, scattered thunderstorms that produced pea-sized hail were reported in the region.Moisture from this storm system quickly spread east and south, and brought snow along the Rockies. Snow, heavy at times, also fell across the Cascades and Sierra Nevada, while lighter snow blanketed some lower elevations across Oregon and Idaho. Strong winds also kicked up as a result of this storm and knocked out power for some across the Northwestern states. As of early Saturday morning, nearly 20,000 customers were still without power across Washington and Oregon, according to PowerOutage.US.In addition to power outages, the combination of snow and gusty winds led to accidents and prompted many road closures across the region.I-84 EB remains closed in #easternoregon and is now closed between Exit 216 (6 mi. E of #Pendleton) and Exit 302 in #BakerCity. Expect this closure to last for several hours while crashed trucks are cleared from the freeway. https://t.co/SsqxkwGpZQ for updates. #orwx pic.twitter.com/TcXVMiZkPo— OregonDOT (@OregonDOT) November 13, 2020Rain and snow from this late-week storm will wind down across the West during the day Saturday. However, residents will not have much time at all to catch their breath before the next system begins to influence the region Saturday afternoon.A storm system will track east over the eastern Pacific Ocean and push into southern British Columbia, Canada, late Saturday afternoon. Periods of rain will commence across the coastal Pacific Northwest as a warm front associated with this system noses into the area late Saturday afternoon. By Saturday evening, a potent cold front will sweep in right behind this warm front and bring the threat for heavy rain to lower elevations and heavy snow to higher elevations.While rain from this system will spread across much of Washington and Oregon, it will also reach into the northern Rockies and even Northern California by dawn. Rain from this system will be beneficial to many across the Northwest, especially where significant drought remains in place. Much of Oregon and Northern California are still in the midst of severe to extreme drought, according to the United States Drought Monitor, but days of unsettled weather are a step in the right direction.However, not all impacts from Saturday s new system will be beneficial in nature. A slug of heavy rain is set to take aim at portions of Oregon overnight Saturday, especially the western third of the state. In this area, 1-2 inches of rain can fall in a rather short amount of time. Locally higher rainfall totals will be likely in locations prone to the effects of upslope rainfall.While late fall into early winter is typically the wettest time of the year for the region, heavy rain is still likely to cause quite a few issues for the Northwestern states. From the most recent system, the Coastal Ranges already received 2-3 inches of rain, while a general 0.75-1.25 inches of rain fell in lower elevations. With the soil already saturated in many locations, flash flooding becomes even more of a threat on Saturday night.Flash flooding and even debris flows in burn scar areas can occur as a result of Saturday night s heavy rain. Anyone traveling late at night on Interstate 5 should be wary of rapidly changing conditions, including ponding or all-out flooding on roadways. Motorists should never attempt to cross a flooded roadway.CLICK HERE FOR THE FREE ACCUWEATHER APPIn addition to rain, snow will once again be a factor with the system Saturday into Sunday. When compared to Friday night s system, snow levels will be higher with this storm Saturday night, AccuWeather Meteorologist Brandon Buckingham said.While snow levels will not be as low as they were Friday night, heavy snow can fall at elevations as low as 4,500 feet across the Cascades. Due to the heavy nature of the precipitation and lingering cold air in areas at or above 4,500 feet, it is likely that a few locations will end up with over a foot of snow by daybreak on Sunday.Snow from this system will push east into the northern Rockies by Sunday morning, targeting higher-elevation areas in Montana and Idaho. Rain and snow from this system will taper off throughout the day Sunday, but once again, many locations will not have adequate time to dry out before yet another system approaches the Northwestern states.Moisture will stream into the Pacific Northwest on Monday as a powerful storm system churns a few hundred miles off the coast of Washington. Early Monday, a warm front associated with this system will stretch from the the Washington-Oregon border coastline to the northern Rockies. Rain and higher-elevation snow will develop on Monday as this warm front slowly pushes north across the Canadian border.By Tuesday, the center of this powerful storm system will slam into southern British Columbia, Canada, and a potent cold front associated with the storm will stretch from western Washington to Northern California.This system will likely bring yet another round of heavy rain to portions of Washington and Oregon, along with high-elevation snow. Periods of rain, some heavy, may even be able to reach as far south as central California.Some uncertainty lies in the timing of the dissipation of Tuesday s system. It is possible that lingering moisture from the system manages to stick around in the Northwest into the end of next week, allowing for plenty more chances for wet weather.Keep checking back on AccuWeather.com and stay tuned to the AccuWeather Network on DirecTV, Frontier and Verizon Fios.Associated PressIota threatens 2nd hurricane strike for Nicaragua, HondurasTropical Storm Iota was strengthening in the Caribbean Sea on Saturday, threatening a second major hurricane strike for Nicaragua and Honduras, countries recently clobbered by a Category 4 Hurricane Eta. The National Hurricane Center in Miami said Iota could bring dangerous wind, storm surge and as much as 30 inches (76 centimeters) of rainfall to the two Central American countries, reaching their coasts as early as Monday.ReutersNew storm Iota expected to hit Central America as major hurricaneTropical Storm Iota should strengthen into a major hurricane by the time it smashes into the jungles of the Miskito Coast of Nicaragua and Honduras on Monday, a region still recovering from the devastation wrought by Hurricane Eta. Iota formed on Friday afternoon, and the U.S. National Hurricane Center (NHC) said it could be blowing winds of up to 120 miles per hour (193 kph) when it collides with Central America, two weeks after Eta battered the area.Miami HeraldAfter catastrophic Hurricane Eta, millions of Hondurans brace themselves for another stormA week after Hurricane Eta pummeled Honduras, millions are still evaluating the damage left behind, cleaning out their muddy homes — if they still have one — and mourning the loss of everything they bought in a lifetime.AccuWeatherWill coffee prices rise after back-to-back hurricanes hit Central America?Central America is bracing for yet another potential hurricane less than two weeks after Hurricane Eta devastated the region. And the latest threat could impact a cash crop that is grown and exported around the globe.Eta struck Nicaragua on Tuesday, Nov. 3, 2020, as a 5 on the AccuWeather RealImpact™ Scale for Hurricanes, the highest rating on the scale, which takes into account factors including wind speed, flooding rain, storm surge and economic damage and loss. The deadly storm will have a long-lasting impact on the region after displacing more than a million people and leaving infrastructure in shambles. Central America is facing a real humanitarian crisis, said Dr. Joel N. Myers, Founder and Chief Executive Officer of AccuWeather. Hurricane Eta dealt a devastating blow with Guatemala, Honduras and Nicaragua, the hardest hit by the storm. As many as 150 people have been killed as a result of Eta, and the number is presumed to rise as the full scope of the damage is tallied in the coming days and weeks. On top of that, Myers said, Thousands of refugees are seeking shelter in temporary accommodations where the potential spread of COVID-19 is further threatening their health and safety over and above the threat posed by Iota. Now the region is facing another tropical threat as Iota is tracking toward across the Caribbean Sea and is forecast to be a hurricane before it hits Central America almost directly where Eta made landfall. The back-to-back hurricanes will take an economic toll on a valuable crop: coffee.A Nicaraguan boy picks ripe coffee beans on a plantation on the slopes of the Poas Volcano northwest of the capital of San Jose, Friday, Nov. 16, 2007. (AP Photo/Kent Gilbert)Honduras is the biggest grower of coffee in the region, followed by Nicaragua and Guatemala. Combined, these three countries account for around 8% of the world s coffee output. In Honduras alone, coffee is a $1 billion industry that generates 1 million jobs and accounts for 30% of the country s Gross Domestic Agricultural Product, according to the Honduran Coffee Institute, a leading trade group in the country s coffee industry.AccuWeather estimates that during Eta, there was a 10% loss of Central American coffee, mainly because of roads being washed out and coffee not making it to the market, AccuWeather Senior Meteorologist Dave Samuhel, who works on the company s commodities forecasting team, said.This could be compounded by the strike predicted early next week from Iota.AccuWeather estimates that additional impacts from Iota could be as much as another 10% to perhaps 25% loss as the region could be more susceptible to damage in the wake of Eta, Samuhel said.Even if the coffee plants are unharmed after both storms, the significant rain could cause the coffee to mature too quickly and affect its quality, said Lila Sevilla, president of the National Alliance of Nicaraguan Coffee Producers told The Associated Press. The damage to the roads across the countries could also slow the harvest of the quickly ripening plants, The Associated Press reported.The loss of coffee crop in Honduras, Nicaragua and Guatemala could result in higher prices for wholesale coffee buyers but may not be enough to have a substantial impact on prices for everyday coffee drinkers. Brazil is the number one coffee producer, accounting for 38% of the wold s coffee, Samuhel said. Vietnam is second, providing 17% of the global supply. CLICK HERE FOR THE FREE ACCUWEATHER APPThe one-two punch of tropical systems in Nicaragua is very rare, but not completely unheard of. The last time that two hurricanes hit Nicaragua in the same season occurred nearly 50 years ago. In 1971, Nicaragua was hit by Hurricane Edith, a Category 5 storm, Hurricane Irene, a Category 1 storm, and Tropical Depression Olivia, AccuWeather Meteorologist Jesse Ferrell said. Ferrell also added that only three hurricanes have ever made landfall in Nicaragua in November: an unnamed hurricane in 1887, another unnamed hurricane in 1890 and Hurricane Ida in 2009.Even if Iota makes landfall in Nicaragua, the heaviest rains are forecast to focus on Honduras, bringing an elevated risk of major flooding, landslides and more damage to coffee crops.Keep checking back on AccuWeather.com and stay tuned to the AccuWeather Network on DirecTV, Frontier and Verizon Fios.Charlotte ObserverDamage being assessed after heavy rain floods 100 Mecklenburg County homesA voluntary evacuation order Friday near Mountain Island Lake was later lifted.AccuWeatherA week after Hurricane Eta s Central America rampage, victims still await rescueIt s been over a week since Hurricane Eta struck Central America with a deadly force rarely seen in the region. The damage reports and fatality totals were harrowing in the immediate aftermath, and millions of residents in countries such as Nicaragua and Guatemala are now facing equally daunting ongoing tragedies along the road to recovery.AccuWeather National Reporter Bill Wadell called the situation unfolding a humanitarian crisis after he spoke with several sources in Central America about the catastrophe that Eta caused.Relief organizations have been working around the clock along with military personnel for the past week to get food and supplies to the ravaged coastal areas where Eta made landfall and rugged mountainous areas that were devastated by the storm s torrential rainfall. In some cases, helicopters and boats were the only means to reach these communities.After multiple feet of rain triggered deadly landslides and left entire cities flooded, including remote locations that now have no connection to possible assistance, getting those supplies to people in desperate need has been a huge task.Guatemalan soldiers load emergency aid into a U.S. Army helicopter to be transported to Coban, northern Guatemala, Tuesday, Nov. 10, 2020. The government said Tuesday it had suspended search efforts in nearby Queja, a village buried on Nov. 5 by a landslide triggered by heavy and constant rain dumped by Tropical Storm Eta. (AP Photo/Moises Castillo)The storm destroyed bridges and roads, adding to the challenges of navigating difficult terrain in the mountainous country, Annelise Palma of the Sociedad Biblica de Guatemala told Wadell. All of these factors have slowed down help from reaching some of the areas most in need. A lot of people are still on the top of their roofs waiting for the help to come, Palma said.Since Eta s landfall over a week ago, in Puerto Cabezas, Nicaragua, the death toll has spiked to at least 150, according to an estimate from Guatemalan President Alejandro Giammattei, Reuters reported on Friday.In a press conference on Saturday, Guatemala s president, Alejandro Giammattei confirmed at least 46 people were killed in the country from Eta s impacts.The storm will be remembered as one of the fiercest to ever hit Central America, harkening memories back to Hurricane Mitch s catastrophic strike from 1998.Mitch has long been considered one of the worst natural disasters to strike Central America and is remembered as one of the deadliest Atlantic hurricanes in history. It made landfall in Honduras after boasting the fifth-strongest wind speeds of any Atlantic storm in history then reformed in the Bay of Campeche before heading toward the United States. In Central America, Mitch was responsible for either the most or second-most fatalities of any hurricane, depending on the source. With unofficial rainfall reports of up to 75 inches, the storm destroyed the entire infrastructure of Honduras, according to the National Hurricane Center.CLICK HERE FOR THE FREE ACCUWEATHER APPPalma and other members of the Sociedad Biblica de Guatamala, located in Guatemala City, are using their connection to local church leaders in order to get supplies delivered to the hardest-hit areas, some of which received one to three months worth of rain in as little as a three-day stretch, Palma said.According to the International Federation of Red Cross, over 2.5 million people, including in Nicaragua where the storm crashed ashore, as well as Honduras and Guatemala, were impacted by the storm and many of the largest-looming threats have come from the storm s after effects, such as waterborne diseases, lack of clean drinking water and the risk of COVID-19 transmission.Recovery will take months, if not years, and AccuWeather forecasters warned that the situation could turn even more dire with yet another tropical threat looming for Central America early next week.Palma insisted that more help for the battered countries is needed for those millions to get the assistance they require. It will always be precious and valuable, Palma said of the assistance. And it will always help somebody in need. Keep checking back on AccuWeather.com and stay tuned to the AccuWeather Network on DirecTV, Frontier and Verizon Fios.AFPHard-hit Central America in crosshairs of another hurricaneHonduras, Guatemala and Nicaragua announced evacuations Friday as a second major hurricane in days closed in on Central America with the region still reeling from deadly storm Eta last week.AccuWeatherForecasters put Midwest, Northeast on alert for fierce windsA rapidly strengthening storm is predicted to spawn high winds that could lead to power outages and property damage in the Midwest and northeastern United States and flooding along the shores of the Great Lakes spanning late Saturday to Monday.The new storm formed over the Great Plains on Saturday, and AccuWeather meteorologists said that it is a spin-off from a potent storm that slammed the Northwest on Friday with winds greater than 90 mph, heavy rain and mountain snow.As the Northwest storm began to transfer its energy farther to the east, high winds rocked areas from Montana, Wyoming and Colorado into parts of Kansas, Nebraska and the Dakotas Friday night to Saturday evening.The new storm rapidly strengthened on Saturday and rolled northeastward from Kansas. The storm now has its sights set on northern Michigan for Sunday. Storms that behave in this manner during November are notorious for triggering high winds around the Great Lakes and across the Midwest, according to AccuWeather forecasters.The infamous storm that sunk the Edmond Fitzgerald in November 45 years ago is an example of how powerful this type of storm can become. Forecasters urged shipping interests on the Great Lakes to take the weekend storm threat seriously. Small craft advisories and gale watches were posted for the Great Lakes and are in effect through Monday morning.Winds began to ramp up on Saturday and continued through Saturday night across the Plains and Midwest. By Sunday, a broad area of wind gusts ranging between 40 and 50 mph are forecast to extend from Missouri, Iowa and Wisconsin to Virginia, Maryland, Pennsylvania and New York state, AccuWeather Senior Meteorologist Brett Anderson said. A swath of stronger winds ranging between 50 and 60 mph is forecast from central Illinois to western and central New York state with an AccuWeather Local StormMax™ wind gust of 75 mph centered around lakes Erie and Ontario from Sunday to Sunday night, Anderson added.CLICK HERE FOR THE FREE ACCUWEATHER APPWinds this strong can not only knock down trees, break large tree limbs and lead to regional power outages but can also cause property damage and lakeshore flooding.Fierce winds could whip water toward the shorelines of the Great Lakes, causing localized flooding concerns.On Sunday, powerful southwesterly winds could lead to significant lakeshore flooding in Buffalo, New York. Meanwhile, winds from the west and northwest could threaten lakeshore flooding in places like Michigan City, Indiana, and Benton Harbor, Michigan.During Sunday night and Monday, strong winds will spread to coastal areas of the mid-Atlantic and New England. Gusts between 40 and 50 mph will be common with local gusts to 60 mph possible. Travel over high bridges in Philadelphia and New York City could be hazardous, especially for high-profile vehicles such as trucks and trailers.Airline delays and turbulence could be issues that airline passengers face as the strong winds take aim.In addition to producing high winds, the storm will bring locally heavy rain, snow and the potential for heavy, gusty and locally severe thunderstorms.Thunderstorms erupted from northeastern Texas to Michigan on Saturday and continued into Saturday night. Some of them even become severe. Strong to severe thunderstorms ignited late Saturday afternoon and impacted portions of Missouri, Arkansas and Oklahoma, AccuWeather Meteorologist Mary Gilbert said. The most common threat with any of these feisty storms were damaging wind gusts and flooding downpours. However, Gilbert also noted that isolated tornadoes could not be ruled out across the affected area through Saturday night.On Sunday, there is the potential for strong storms to ignite from West Virginia and Ohio to the western and central parts of Pennsylvania and New York state. The greatest threat will be from sudden, strong wind gusts, but hail and torrential downpours are also expected to develop in some areas.Windswept rain is forecast to race along with the storm from the Mississippi Valley on Saturday through the Midwest during Saturday night. Rain and wind will spread over the central Appalachians on Sunday and New England and the upper mid-Atlantic coast during Sunday night. The combination of rain and wind will lead to miserable driving conditions with the risk for localized urban flooding.The bulk of the rain will continue to roll through Chicago and Milwaukee overnight Saturday. Rain began right around midnight in Detroit and Indianapolis and will continue into Sunday morning. The rain is predicted to sweep through Pittsburgh during Sunday morning and then New York City during Sunday evening.As the precipitation encounters colder air, it will be wintry rather than raw and rainy for some areas. The air will only be cold enough for accumulating snow to fall initially from northern Minnesota to part of northwestern Ontario. However, as the setup evolves, wintry precipitation will become more widespread.Colder air will sweep across the Great Lakes on the storm s backside, triggering lake-effect snow, which could last for several hours, across northern Wisconsin and Michigan on Sunday. Western and central New York state and northwestern Pennsylvania will get lake-effect snowfall on Sunday night. A few inches of snow are possible where bands of snow persist.A heavier dose of lake-effect snowfall is likely to extend southeastward across the Great Lakes to the central Appalachians spanning Monday night and Tuesday. It is during the lake-effect event during early next week, when hazards from blinding snow squalls and sudden slippery conditions could arise for motorists, Anderson said.Dangerous conditions could strike suddenly in bursts of snowfall across portions of major highways such as Interstates 76, 79, 80 and 90 on Monday night and Tuesday.Keep checking back on AccuWeather.com and stay tuned to the AccuWeather Network on DirecTV, Frontier and Verizon Fios.PeopleTropical Storm Eta Kills at Least 8 People in N.C. and Fla. After Ravaging Central AmericaOfficials said a child who died was playing near an overflowed creekAccuWeatherHow cold is too cold? Pandemic s winter months pose hurdle for outdoor diningSocial distancing guidelines have been pushing people out of cramped restaurant dining rooms to tables set up outdoors across the United States, but as cold months loom over many regions of the country, restaurant owners are stuck with a difficult question: How cold is too cold for outdoor dining?In New York City, the outdoor dining program was initially set to end on Oct. 31. However, New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio made the decision that outdoor dining in the city will remain indefinitely.On Sept. 30, indoor dining in the city was allowed to resume in the city at 25% capacity, Forbes reported. Some restaurant owners, though, have weighed in that one-quarter capacity will not yield enough business to keep them afloat. And some patrons told AccuWeather that they still do not feel comfortable dining in an enclosed environment. Anything to stay alive is helpful, but 25% does nothing for us, Mike Giammarino, manager and president of Lombardi s, recently told The Guardian. It s not going to stop restaurants closing. Once the weather changes and the little bit of spark that came with outdoor dining fades and there aren t so many people walking around, you re going to see a lot more restaurants fail. People walk by outdoor plastic dining bubbles on Fulton Market in Chicago, Sunday, Oct. 18, 2020. Colder temperatures are providing a new challenge for restaurants during the coronavirus pandemic, but there s a solution being developed in Fulton Market. (AP Photo/Nam Y. Huh)Sadia Schwinn, who lives in Washington, D.C., told AccuWeather National Reporter Emmy Victor she intends to eat only at restaurants that offer outdoor accommodations this year. I think I am going to only want to continue dining outdoors, Schwinn said. And I am going to prioritize restaurants that have heating lamps outside. Similarly, 76-year-old Jimmy Wright told The Guardian he is going to eat outside until I freeze. I m totally uncomfortable with being in an enclosed space with people without a mask, he explained. What s your limit? Vote in our poll below.What is the lowest temperature that you would consider dining outdoors? https://t.co/P6jH0hIWHg— AccuWeather (@accuweather) November 13, 2020Boston, in contrast to New York, has committed to outdoor dining only until Dec. 1; however, the brisk weather in the city may actually push people inside sooner than officials anticipate. A record-breaking first snowfall in Boston occurred on Oct. 30, when the city recorded 4.3 inches of snow, shattering the previous daily record of 0.6 of an inch and even the monthly record of 1.1 inches, according to the National Weather Service. I was so sad, Alex Morris, of the Barking Crab, lamented to NBC 10 Boston after the city picked up the early snowfall. It s too early. CLICK HERE FOR THE FREE ACCUWEATHER APP We ve made some kind of weather-proofing adjustments and kind of battening it down to keep people toasty warm and extend the summer vibe until as long as we can, Morris said.Areas across New England were impacted by the rare snowstorm, with some places reporting 4.5 inches to 6.5 inches across northeastern Connecticut, northern Rhode Island and central and eastern Massachusetts. The snowy conditions were rare for the month of October, and with outdoor dining becoming prevalent, it raised another question: How much longer can restaurants offer outdoor services?Washington, D.C., may be farther south than Boston and New York City, but with the pandemic leading many patrons to prefer outdoor seating, the city is now giving grants to restaurant owners to help cover the costs of winterizing outdoor spaces.Tiki TNT in Washington, D.C., is tenting up for the winter after receiving a grant from the city; however, owner Todd Thrasher worries the tent won t be enough to drive business back to his business. (Photo/Emmy Victor)The grants can be used to purchase tents, heaters, propane gas, additional furniture, lighting and signs for advertising. Businesses have been reimagining their outdoor spaces to increase seating capacity, and we have been working throughout the pandemic to cut red tape and provide funding to support this hard-hit industry,  said Mayor Muriel Bowser.Todd Thrasher, owner of Tiki TNT in Washington, D.C., received a $6,000 grant from the city, which he said he will be using along with money from his own pocket to prepare his outdoor dining patio for the winter months to come. We bought some heaters downstairs, some tents for the winter, Thrasher told AccuWeather National Reporter Emmy Victor. I m worried though. Even though we re tenting, we re getting the enclosure up, people might be scared to sit in those. Todd Thrasher, owner of Tiki TNT in Washington, D.C., told AccuWeather s Emmy Victor that he bought tents and heaters for his restaurant to continue outdoor dinging through the winter. (AccuWeather / Emmy Victor)Dacha Beer Garden is one of the few locations closer to downtown that has an outdoor patio, and its owner already had some equipment to prepare for the cold weather. We actually have one of the best heaters available, and we ve had it for many years, owner Dmitri Chekaldin told Victor, adding that the business is mainly concerned with windy and cold weather conditions as the season progresses. We re going to do our best to protect ourselves and our customers as the inclement weather moves in, Chekaldin said.Datcha Beer Garden in Washington, D.C., was already prepared for outdoor dining with heaters set to warm its outdoor patio during the colder months. (AccuWeather / Emmy Victor)Even before the harshest weather conditions settle in, typically bustling areas are already feeling the changes wrought by the pandemic. Suzy Changar from the Hudson Square Business Improvement District located in the center of the West Village, Soho and Tribeca in Manhattan, told AccuWeather s Dexter Henry that the district has experienced a much different scene since the pandemic began, and after-work crowds that typically pack into popular bars and restaurants are now nowhere in sight. I think what we are all thinking is: How do we navigate the cold weather? What do we do? How do we entice people to still want to come and eat outside? They need the outdoor seats, Changar said.One restaurant in the district, Gitano s, was able to avoid the learning curve of transitioning to outdoor dining, since its operators, in a stroke of uncanny prescience, were already prepared for it.With 24,000-square-feet of outdoor dining space and heaters, tents and wind-resistant glass already on deck, the restaurant was all set for outdoor dining to become the new normal. They had such an amazing business plan, and it was pre-pandemic so they were almost built strangely enough for a pandemic, Changar said.Not all restaurants, however, had the supplies for outdoor dining on hand. Because of that, many business owners needed to do some renovating to outdoor spaces to be more winter weather-ready. The Hudson Square Business Improvement District created parklets in the area to help out the local restaurants. We are having more sturdy tent structures built and then we will also be incorporating an assortment of heaters, Nicole Rudolph from Local and Vine said. There s different requirements as to what can be on the sidewalks versus the parklets. Dan Munger, who works as director of business development for DMC Facility Services throughout New York, New Jersey and Pennsylvania, said his company has seen an uptick in restaurants requesting heater rentals.Likewise, the online furniture company Wayfair reported a dramatic jump in people searching for patio heaters this year, Fox Business reported. Electric heat lamps are incredibly expensive. We re all working on negative margins to begin with. I m not concerned with availability; I m more concerned about viability, Jeffrey Bank, CEO of Alicart Restaurant Group in New York, said.People in New York City s borough of Brooklyn dine outdoors at a restaurant in early October. (AP Photo/Kathy Willens)According to Hakan Swahn, owner of Aquavit in New York City s Midtown neighborhood, space heaters are not even on the table as an option for many restaurants. The city does not allow electricity to be connected to outdoor dining in a privately-owned public plaza, so heat lamps are not an option for us,  Swahn said.Despite the addition of tents and heaters made to Local and Vine, Rudolph is not convinced that outdoor dining is a perfect replacement for indoor dining. The tents will help. The heaters will help, but it won t be as comfortable as being indoors, Rudolph said.Additional reporting by Emmy Victor and Dexter Henry. Keep checking back on AccuWeather.com and stay tuned to the AccuWeather Network on DirecTV, Frontier and Verizon Fios.Orlando SentinelTropical wave could be next tropical storm, Eta chills out as an extratropical lowWhile Eta loses steam and becomes an extratropical low, a tropical wave in the southern Caribbean is gaining strength and is likely to become the 30th named storm of the 2020 hurricane season. The wave has become better organized Friday morning in an area where environmental conditions are favorable for development, the National Hurricane Center said in its 7 a.m. update. The wave has a 90% ...AccuWeatherWeekend storm can bring power cuts to northwestern EuropeAfter several areas of low pressure brought rain and a gusty wind to northwestern Europe during the past week, a stronger storm can produce heavy rain and locally damaging wind gusts through Sunday.CLICK HERE FOR THE FREE ACCUWEATHER APPAn area of low pressure approaching from the North Atlantic will strengthen while passing just to the northwest of Great Britain. This storm will bring with it rounds of rain and gusty winds through Sunday across Ireland and the United Kingdom into continental northwestern Europe.AccuWeather Meteorologist Rob Richards said, Despite the potential for this storm not to be a named windstorm, it can still bring widespread impacts in terms of heavy rain and strong winds. The strongest wind will be found across southern Ireland, Wales, England and northern France.Rain and wind will first increase across Great Britain and northwestern France on Saturday as the storm approaches. Bouts of rain and wind will then continue through the day on Sunday.This storm can bring widespread wind gusts of 40-50 mph (65-97 km/h) across Ireland, the southern United Kingdom, northern France and coastal portions of the Low Countries.An AccuWeather Local StormMax™ wind gust of 70 mph (113 km/h) is possible and will be the most likely along the southwestern coasts of Great Britain and coastal portions of northern France.Winds of this magnitude are most likely to cause isolated power cuts and down tree branches. Travel delays are also possible with slow-downs through the air and along rail lines.Richards added, There will also be rounds of rain across much of northwestern Europe. Widespread rain amounts of 25-50 mm (1-2 inches) are expected across Ireland, western Scotland, Wales, western and southern England and northwestern France. An AccuWeather Local StormMax™ of 100 mm (4 inches) is anticipated where the heaviest rain falls.While flooding is not expected to be a major concern, there can be ponding on roadways and minor flooding in low-lying areas.With the storm tracking generally toward Scandinavia and a cold front moving into western Europe, rain and wind will lessen farther to the east across central and eastern Europe. As a result, areas from Germany and Poland into the Balkans will have largely dry weather through the weekend.Also through the weekend, AccuWeather forecasters will be watching Theta, a subtropical storm which sprang to life late early this week.Theta can gradually lose wind intensity before bringing widespread impacts to western Europe, but moisture from the storm can enhance rainfall during the first half of week as a cold front pushes into western Europe.Should Theta remain stronger than currently anticipated, it could bring with it a brief period of downpours and gusty winds.Keep checking back on AccuWeather.com and stay tuned to the AccuWeather Network on DirecTV, Frontier and Verizon Fios.ABC NewsDeadly, major flooding continues in North Carolina and VirginiaEta’s moisture combined with a cold front Thursday, which resulted in copious amounts of rain that caused some of the worst flooding in parts of Virginia and North Carolina since 1995. A flash flood emergency was issued for parts of North Carolina Thursday, where many rescues were reported. Flooding in Alexander County, North Carolina, has left four people dead and two others -- one adult and one child -- missing, officials said.Privacy (Updated)Terms (Updated)About our AdsSuggestions

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