FORECAST:
Showers will be ending overnight giving way to mostly clear sky. Lows Monday morning will drop into the low 70s. Now that a front has moved through dew points will be in the 60s which means much lower relative humidity. With lots of sunshine, highs will rise into the low 90s.
Rain chances will be low Tuesday through Thursday so expect mainly dry conditions with the best chance of rain being in our southern communities. Lows will be in the upper 60s to around 70 with highs in the upper 80s to hear 90.
Another cold front will bring an isolated chance of storms on Friday with even low humidity and plenty of sunshine Saturday. Lows going into next weekend will be near 70 with highs in the upper 80s under a partly cloudy sky.
TROPICAL UPDATE:
The National Hurricane Center is issuing advisories on Hurricane Sam which is a major hurricane and continues to move WNW. It is forecast to move northeast of the northern Leeward Islands.
A tropical wave is moving off the west coast of Africa. Environmental conditions are forecast to be conducive for gradual development, and a tropical depression could form by the middle of this week while the system moves westward at 10 to 15 mph over the far eastern tropical Atlantic.
Formation chance through 48 hours is low near 20 percent.
Formation chance through 5 days is high at 70 percent.
Another area of low pressure is expected to form to the west of the area we are watching coming off the African coast. Conditions will be marginally conducive for development as it moves toward the west.
Formation chance through 48 hours is low at 20 percent.
Formation chance through 5 days is high at 70 percent.
Another tropical wave is an area of showers and storms which are the remnants of Peter. It is located several miles SSE of Bermuda moving to the northeast. Conditions are marginally conducive for development, but will not impact any land areas.
Formation chance through 48 hours is medium at 50 percent.
Formation chance through 5 days is medium at 50 percent.
FOX 4 METEOROLOGIST ERIC STONE
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