Meteorologist April Loveland's First Warning Forecast
Overnight lows will once again be very warm and muggy. Expect lows in the upper 70s to near 80.
The dangerous heat will continue on Tuesday. A HEAT ADVISORY is in effect from noon until 8 PM. Temperatures will warm to the mid and upper 90s, with heat index values of 105-110°.Make sure you exercise caution if you have to be outdoors. Strong to severe storms will be possible during the afternoon and evening. The biggest threat will be damaging wind gusts.
Highs on Wednesday and Thursday will soar to the mid 90s, with heat index values of 105-110°. Widely scattered storms will be possible.
A little bit of relief to end the week as a cold front moves through. Temperatures will top out in the upper 80s to near 90, which is seasonal for this time of year. Showers and storms will be possible with the front.
Temperatures will once again warm into the low 90s for the weekend, but dew points won't be quite as high as they have been, so that will provide a little relief.
Tropical Update:
Disorganized showers and thunderstorms over Cuba, the central and northwestern Bahamas, and the adjacent Atlantic waters are associated with a tropical wave. This system is expected to move WNW through the Straits of Florida today and tonight, over the southeastern Gulf of Mexico by Tuesday, across the central Gulf on Wednesday, and reach the northwestern Gulf on Thursday. Environmental conditions could become a little more conducive for development of this system once it reaches the Gulf of Mexico.
* Formation chance through 48 hours: LOW (20%)
* Formation chance through 5 days: LOW (30%)
Shower activity associated with a tropical wave located about 1000 miles west-southwest of the Cabo Verde Islands has changed little in organization during the past several hours. Environmental conditions are expected to be marginally conducive for development of this system during the next few days while it moves westward at 10 to 15 mph over the tropical Atlantic. By Friday and over the weekend, conditions are forecast to become less favorable for tropical cyclone formation.
* Formation chance through 48 hours: LOW (20%)
* Formation chance through 5 days: LOW (20%)
A weak low pressure area is located over the NW Gulf of Mexico. The system is expected to move inland over Texas tonight or Tuesday before significant additional development can occur.
* Formation chance through 48 hours: LOW (10%)
* Formation chance through 5 days: LOW (10%)
Meteorologist April Loveland
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