QUITE HOT TODAY; P.M. STORMS LIKELY EACH DAY THIS WEEK… Heat index values will again be in the triple digit (103-107°) range this afternoon with hot temperatures likely through midweek. Scattered showers and thunderstorms are likely to develop in the P.M. hours today. Just like what happened yesterday, not everyone will have rain before the end of the day. The scattered storms today will, in almost all cases, not be severe. Thunderstorms will be capable of producing gusty winds, torrential downpours of rain, and cloud-to-ground lightning. Fortunately, these localized, pop-up storms are the extent of our significant weather this week as no new tropical storms are expected to happen anywhere close by. I’ve got all of your Monday morning forecast details below.
CONSISTENT, HOT FORECAST TO CLOSE OUT AUGUST… The last week of August looks quite seasonal with hot temperatures, plenty of humidity each day, with occasional P.M. storms. This week, it appears Wednesday and Thursday will be the days when rain chances are highest. If your specific location does not have measurable rainfall today or tomorrow, fear not, as you probably will later this week.
HENRI MADE LANDFALL IN RHODE ISLAND YESTERDAY; SYSTEM WEAKENING… Henri weakened slightly from hurricane status early on Sunday morning before making landfall in Rhode Island as a strong tropical storm yesterday afternoon. The center of what is left of Henri continues to rapidly spin down and weaken. Heavy rain continues across parts of New England this morning due to the remnants of Henri. The remnants are expected to move east and into the Gulf of Maine.
10% CHANCE OF TROPICAL STORM FORMING IN ATLANTIC… A tropical wave moving northwest across the central Atlantic Ocean is expected to move northwest into the open waters of the Atlantic, well east of Bermuda and well northeast of the Lesser Antilles. This system has a very low (10%) chance of becoming a tropical storm in the days ahead. From NHC: “Disorganized shower activity over the eastern tropical Atlantic is associated with a broad area of low pressure southwest of the Cabo Verde Islands. Little, if any, development is expected to occur during the next couple of days. Some gradual development, however, is possible by mid-week as the system moves northwestward at 10 to 15 mph over the central Atlantic.”
20% CHANCE OF DEVELOPMENT IN CARIBBEAN… An area of low pressure is likely to develop in the western Caribbean Sea in the next several days. This system could organize and become a tropical storm later this week and potentially move north toward the Gulf of Mexico.
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See all the details in your Monday morning #rzw forecast video. Have a great day!
