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Thursday’s First Warning Forecast: Hot again today, Rain for the weekend

Posted at 5:07 AM, Sep 06, 2018
and last updated 2018-09-06 11:16:25-04

Meteorologist Myles Henderson’s First Warning Forecast

Hot and humid again today… Highs will return to near 90 this afternoon, very similar to yesterday. With the humidity, it will feel more like the upper 90s to near 100 this afternoon. We will see mostly sunny skies today with a few extra clouds building this afternoon. A stray shower is possible but overall rain chances will be slim.

We are tracking a cold front that will move in for the weekend. We will start with sunshine on Friday but clouds will build through the afternoon. Scattered showers/storms will move in Friday afternoon to evening. Rain chances will continue for the weekend as the front lingers over the region. We will see partly to mostly cloudy skies with on and off showers and storms through the weekend. Highs will drop into the low 80s for the weekend but it will still be muggy.

Today: A Few Clouds. Highs in the upper 80s. Winds: W/N/E 5-10

Tonight: A Few Clouds. Lows in the mid 70s. Winds: S 5-10

Tomorrow: Partly Cloudy, PM Showers/Storms (30%). Highs in the upper 80s. Winds: W/N/E 5-10

Weather & Health 

Pollen: Moderate-High (Ragweed, Grasses)

UV Index: 8 (Very High)

Air Quality: Good (Code Green)

Mosquitoes: Extreme

Today in Weather History (NWS Wakefield)

September 6th

1667 Hurricane: Chesapeake Bay rose 12 feet

1975 F1 Tornado: Lancaster Co

2008 Tropical Storm Hanna. Max Winds 59 KTS Chesapeake Bay Bridge Tunnel

Tropical Update

Florence weakens to a category two hurricane. Florence is centered about 1115 miles ESE of Bermuda and moving NW at 10 mph. A turn toward the WNW and west with a decrease in forward speed is expected through Saturday. Florence may begin to move faster toward the WNW over the western Atlantic early next week.

Maximum sustained winds have decreased to near 105 mph with higher gusts. Additional weakening is forecast during the next day or two. However, Florence is expected to remain a hurricane and likely reintensify over the weekend.

11:00 AM AST Thu Sep 6

Location: 24.6°N 48.6°W

Moving: NW at 10 mph

Min pressure: 975 mb

Max sustained: 105 mph

We are tracking a broad area of low pressure several hundred miles WSW of the Cabo Verde Islands. There are no indications yet that the system has a well-defined center of circulation. However, environmental conditions are conducive for development, and a tropical depression is expected to form within the next few days while the system moves slowly west or WNW across the tropical Atlantic Ocean.

* Formation chance through 48 hours: High (70%).

* Formation chance through 5 days: High (90%).

A tropical wave is forecast to move off the west coast of Africa on Friday. Some development of this system is anticipated after that time and a tropical depression could form over the weekend or early next week while the wave moves west over the far eastern tropical Atlantic Ocean.

* Formation chance through 48 hours: Low (10%).

* Formation chance through 5 days: Medium (50%).

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