Some general weather trends can be gleaned from
lunation charts and the Solar Ingress chart. Here we'll quickly go over the four
lunation charts for August. These include the New Moon, Full Moon, First Quarter, and Last Quarter charts or maps.
The first map above is the
New Moon of July 30, 2011, which will be in effect for all of August until the 28
th.
The New Moon in Leo occupies the the 98
th degree of west longitude through the central Plains and Texas. This is a hot, dry influence. The New Moon is square Jupiter, which also indicates warmth but can bring atmospheric disturbances. Let's hope this means some rain for Texas and the surrounding area. Jupiter influences the Mississippi Valley in this regard.
Venus is also in Leo through the Front Range and Plains. Venus usually increases atmospheric moisture so along with the heat symbolized by Leo we
might get some precipitation during the month of August.
The 1st through the 4th is a period when there could be some action along these lines.
The
Northeast is under the influence of the
Mercury-Neptune opposition. This
increases temperatures and humidity leading to
low pressure areas and
rain through out the month of August. Since Mercury will go retrograde on August 2
nd and then oppose Neptune
on the 8th strong storms are possible with lots of moisture. This has been mentioned in another post for
August 9-13.
Saturn affects the
West Coast states of Washington, Oregon, and northern California arguing for
cooler conditions and
some precipitation. It's interesting to note that
Accuweather just posted an article entitled
Northwest Continues to Chill This Summer. With Saturn in this position, cool weather seems likely to continue for the region during August, which is their conclusion as well. There are two stormy periods indicated for the West Coast states in the Solar Ingress
around the 16th when coastal regions of
northern California and the
Pacific Northwest could see a
strong front pushing inland and
around 21st when monsoonal moisture might trigger
storms in the
desert Southwest.
Uranus and Pluto are
off the West Coast at 132 west longitude calling for
cooler conditions and a
possible low pressure system or
front around
August 9-11.
Full Moon August 13, 2011This Full Moon heavily bombards the
Plains. The
Sun, Moon, Venus, and
Jupiter concentrate their influence over the
Dakotas, eastern Montana, and eastern Wyoming. While all these indicate
heat, Venus does increase
moisture. One possibility is that this area will periodically be subject to
increasing temperatures and
storm systems--for example
around the 20th and 21st.
The triple conjunction of the
Sun, Mercury, and Venus around the 16th will also strongly affect the
Plains with a heat wave, but I'm hoping the
heat will provoke thunderstorms and rain. I've mentioned
extreme southern Texas in this regard in
another post.
Mercury and Neptune also affect
the Plains. While Mercury retrograde can signify high pressure and wind (something we don't need over the southern Plains right now), Neptune is associated with humidity and rain. Neptune's position along the 94
th degree of west longitude affects the eastern Plains and signifies atypical rainfall during this Full Moon period. We may get some
good rain around the 21st and 22nd as moisture is pull up out of the Gulf of Mexico and drawn northward over the
Arklatex region.
First Quarter Moon August 6, 2011Uranus and Saturn affect the
western states and the
Rockies exercising a
cooler influence. The
rain-making Mercury-Neptune pair resides over the
New England area extending the same influence in the New Moon chart farther eastward.
This chart indicates some
possible tropical activity in the eastern Gulf
off the west Florida coast around August 12th and 13th and in the
central Caribbean around the same time.
Third Quarter Moon August 21, 2011Uranus and Saturn also affect the
western states and the
Rockies indicating
cooler conditions.
Mars and Jupiter over the
eastern Great Lakes indicate a
stormy time especially
around the 27th and 28th. 
