Meteorologist Myles Henderson’s First Warning Forecast
A slight break in the heat and humidity today. Another storm chance on Friday. A bigger break in the heat and humidity this weekend.
A small drop in the heat and humidity today but still feeling like summer. Highs will struggle to reach 90 with an afternoon heat index in the mid to upper 90s. Expect partly cloudy skies with a stray shower/storm possible.
Heating up again tomorrow. Highs will reach the low to mid 90s with an afternoon heat index to 100+. We will see a mix of sun & clouds with a stray shower/storm possible. Rain chances will increase for Friday as a cold front moves through. Expect scattered showers and storms, mainly in the afternoon to evening. It will still be hot & humid on Friday, but nicer weather moves in for the weekend.
Highs will drop to mid and upper 80s this weekend with slightly lower humidity. We will see a mix of sun and clouds with slim rain chances.
Today: Partly Cloudy. Highs near 90. Winds: NW 5-10
Tonight: Partly Cloudy. Lows in the mid 70s. Winds: S 5-10
Tomorrow: Partly Cloudy. Highs in the low 90s. Winds: W 5-10
Weather & Health
Pollen: Medium-High (Grasses)
UV Index: 8 (High)
Air Quality: Moderate (Code Yellow)
Mosquitoes: Extreme
Tropical Update
Tropical Storm Cristobal from over the central Atlantic about 880 miles west of the Azores. Cristobal is moving east at 25 mph. Maximum sustained winds are near 45 mph with higher gusts. Slow weakening is forecast, and Cristobal is forecast to dissipate on Thursday.
Tracking a tropical wave located around 900 miles WSW of the Cabo Verde Islands. Environmental conditions are forecast to be conducive for development during the next few days, and a tropical depression will likely form within a couple of days while the system moves WNW across the central tropical Atlantic.
* Formation chance through 48 hours: High (80%)
* Formation chance through 7 days: High (80%)
Watching a tropical wave just off the coast of west Africa. Environmental conditions are forecast to be generally conducive for some development of this system during the next several days while it moves WNW across the eastern and central tropical Atlantic.
* Formation chance through 48 hours: Low (20%)
* Formation chance through 7 days: Low (30%)
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