Meteorologist Myles Henderson’s First Warning Forecast
A soggy Memorial Day… The remnants of Bonnie will continue to bring us rain over the next several days. Expect mostly cloudy skies today with on and off showers. Rain could be heavy at times with a few storms possible. Most of the rain will be near the coastline and some locations could see over 1” of rain today. Highs will return to the upper 70s and near 80 today.
Expect more clouds and rain Tuesday as the leftovers of Bonnie slowly move up the Carolina coastline. Showers will be more scattered tomorrow but an isolated heavy downpour or storm is possible. Highs will return to near 80.
We will see a mix of clouds with scattered showers/storms for the rest of the work week. We are not expecting wash outs but rain chances exists through the work week and into the weekend. Highs will remain in the upper 70s and low 80s.
Today: Mostly Cloudy, Scattered Showers/Storms(80%). Highs in the upper 70s. Winds: S/N 5-10
Tonight: Mostly Cloudy, Scattered Showers/Storms(50%). Lows in the mid 60s. Winds: E 5-10
Tomorrow: Mostly Cloudy, Scattered Showers/Storms(40%). Highs in the low 80s. Winds: E 5-10
Weather & Health
Pollen: Low-Moderate (Oak, Grasses, Hickory)
UV Index: 3 (Moderate)
Air Quality: Good (Code Green)
Mosquitoes: Very High
Tropical Update
Bonnie is now a post-tropical cyclone located about 45 miles NNE of Charleston, SC. Maximum sustained winds remain near 30 mph with higher gusts. Little change in strength is expected. Bonnie is moving ENE at just 2 mph. A slow northeastward or east-northeastward motion is expected for the next couple of days with an increase in forward speed on Wednesday. On the forecast track, the center of Bonnie is expected to move near or along the South Carolina coast today and the North Carolina coast on Tuesday and Wednesday. Bonnie is expected to produce additional rainfall accumulations of 1 to 3 inches across eastern South Carolina, eastern North Carolina, and southeast Virginia. Rough surf and dangerous rip currents continue.
11:00 AM EDT Mon May 30
Location: 33.4°N 79.8°W
Moving: ENE at 2 mph
Min pressure: 1012 mb
Max sustained: 30 mph
Today in Weather History (NWS Wakefield)
May 30th
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