2007-01-15 14:59:16 · 6 answers · asked by Jim R 3 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Weather
Yes since hurricanes are warm core storms. If you're speaking relatively, though, the air could feel cooler than the surroundings.
Descending air in front of a hurricane warms as it falls, causing unusually hot temps ahead of it.
Also, rain can cool the air by evaporation, which may drop the rainy areas a few degrees.
2007-01-16 02:45:19 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Hurricanes are one of the few (possibly the only) weather system that is considered to be "warm core". What this means is that the warmest layer of air will be found in the center of the storm. This does NOT necessarily mean that the warmest surface air will be found there. It means if you took the average temperature of a pre defined thickness (say surface to a couple thousand feet), the center of the hurricane would have the highest average temperature of anywhere in the storm.
The center of a well defined hurricane (one with a visible eye) will also have significant sinking air in the center of the storm, which is responsible for the cloudless eye. Sinking air warms, which would also act to warm the air in the center of a hurricane.
2007-01-16 11:25:08 · answer #2 · answered by mjw291 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Yes. You need a sea surface temperature of at least 25 Celsiusfor a hurricane to form. It's the rising motion of warm moist air that gets it going.Even over the sea, the torrential rain can cool things down enough to slow the hurricane down, and when the hurricane hits dry land it weakens very quickly.
2007-01-15 23:20:05 · answer #3 · answered by zee_prime 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
This answer comes to you from "Hurricane Central", Pensacola, Florida!
Since hurricane season is from June to November, and the most active months are August and September, yes, I would venture to say that it is warm. As a matter of fact, without electricity to run air conditioners I can personally tell you that it is hot as hell!
Been there and done that!
2007-01-15 23:34:51 · answer #4 · answered by CAROL P 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I went out into the eye of Hurricane Ivan and Katrina -
it is cool out not warm but the air feels very heavy. But within the eye of the storm the weather is cool.
2007-01-16 03:20:56 · answer #5 · answered by duchesssammi 1 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Yes.
2007-01-15 23:06:32 · answer #6 · answered by up.tobat 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋