COOLER TEMPERATURES ARRIVE FRIDAY; SHOWER OR TWO POSSIBLE TODAY… Cooler air is set to arrive late tonight as a cold front moves across our region. High temperatures on this Thursday will be in the mid-80s but on Friday, high temps will struggle to get to the upper-70s. I can’t completely rule out a few showers on the eastern side of our region this afternoon into this evening, but I expect vast majority of us to remain dry. We’re set to have one of our cooler mornings on Saturday when overnight lows will dip into the upper-40s across inland areas with low-50s likely closer to the immediate coastline. The weekend looks phenomenal with temperatures in the 70s in the afternoon hours. Let’s look at all of your Thursday forecast details.
NICE WEATHER TO CONTINUE INTO NEXT WEEK… Mostly sunny skies look to continue into next week. High temperatures will rise into the 80s by Monday into Tuesday with overnight lows consistently expected to be in the 60s.
TROPICAL DISTURBANCE TO DEVELOP IN SOUTHERN CARIBBEAN… The National Hurricane Center notes a broad area of low pressure may form in the southern Caribbean Sea, north of Panama, early next week. This area of disturbed weather currently has a 20% chance of becoming a tropical storm in the next 5 days. A gradual movement to the north is expected, although it is far too early to speculate where this system will end up. Be sure to check back this weekend and early next week for updates.
TROPICAL WAVE NEAR LESSER ANTILLES NOT EXPECTED TO DEVELOP… The tropical wave near the Lesser Antilles (branded as INVEST 93L) continues to move northwest. Heavy rain will be possible near the Leeward Islands, the U.S. and British Virgin Islands, and Puerto Rico in the days ahead because of this system. The National Hurricane Center says the odds of development are at a 10% chance. Regardless of if formal development happens, this system will likely remain weak and ultimately dissipate in the days ahead.
DISTURBANCE MAY DEVELOP IN ATLANTIC… From NHC: “A broad non-tropical low pressure system is expected to form over the weekend several hundred miles southeast of Bermuda. Some slow development will be possible thereafter into early next week while the system moves southwestward and then westward, passing about midway between Bermuda and the northern Lesser Antilles.”
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See all the details in your Thursday #rzw forecast video. Have a nice day!