Chief Meteorologist Patrick Rockey's First Warning Forecast
I’m not sure if you noticed, but our weather changed pretty dramatically today. After near record heat yesterday, many of us have not even gotten out of the 60s today, despite plenty of sunshine.
And that means it is going to be a chilly start to your weekend. Most of us outside the metro areas will drop into the 40s by Saturday morning.
Expect to wake up to a mixture of clouds and sunshine, shifting to partly cloudy skies throughout the day. By the afternoon we should warm back into the mid 70s.
And the warming trend continues on Sunday. Under partly cloudy skies we will climb another 10° into the mid 80s.
But an approaching cold front will bring us a chance for a few showers late Sunday night and into early on Monday.
Behind that cold front temperatures will fall back into the 70s by Tuesday and Wednesday.
We are tracking a developing tropical system in the Caribbean that is expected to intensify into Hurricane Ian this weekend or early next week.
Right now, most forecast models bring the storm into the Gulf coast of Florida.
Eventually, at least some of the moisture from Hermine will push into our region, most likely late in the work week and into next weekend. Stay tuned.
