It's beautiful and cool out tonight.

The barometer in my apartment is holding at 30.01 inches.

The barometric pressure in my apartment is 29.81 inches and rising. The rain outside is steady with lightning and gusts of wind.

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The barest seed of a storm. We'll see what happens.

Thunderstormarama. Our power just went out for a second. I just saw lightning streak toward the Empire State Building, but there's a building in my way so I couldn't see it actually hit it.

For those tuning in on this rainy night, the barometric pressure in my apartment is 29.88 inches and rising.

Sorry, but the other blog just got too interesting, so I had to start this one. The barometric pressure in my apartment is 29.98 inches.

If this blog also gets too interesting, I can start one about how quickly the tree behind my apartment is growing.

Tropical Depression Six is heading for Puerto Rico and doesn't even have a name yet -- but it may by morning.

The Tropical Depression is now Tropical Storm Danny. And it's still not far from Lox Island, Lox.

The barometer is at 30.01 and rising.

The barometer in my apartment is 30.02 and falling.

There's a tropical depression near Nova Scotia. Is that really tropical? The towns it's near include Eddy Point (what a cool name) and Sable Island. Saying "Sable Island, Nova Scotia" is like saying "Lox Island, Lox."

The barometer in my apartment is 30.12 inches and holding.

The barometer in my apartment is at 30.12 inches.

The barometer in my apartment is 30.12 inches and rising.

The barometer in my apartment is at 30.09 inches and rising.

The barometer in my apartment is 30.01 inches. Tropical Storm Claudette is headed for Texas.

The barometric pressure in my room is at 30.00 inches.

The barometric pressure in my apartment has climbed to 29.92 inches.

The barometric pressure in my apartment is 28.89 and holding.

The barometer in my apartment is 28.89 inches and rising slowly.

The barometer is 29.95 inches and holding.

The barometer in my apartment is 29.91 inches and falling.

Tropical Storm Bill has dissipated.

The barometer in my room is 29.95 inches and holding. Check back for further weather discussions.