Meteorologist April Loveland's First Warning Forecast
A few more days of warm temperatures, before a big cool down.
The warm weather will continue today. Highs will warm to the upper 70s to near 80, but more clouds will build in as the day progresses. Keeping a slight chance for a spotty shower, but most areas will stay dry.
Monday will be our last really warm day. Some patchy fog is possible to kick off the day with a mix of sun and clouds for the rest of the day. Highs will once again soar to the mid and upper 70s. The record high in Norfolk is 78°, set back in 1975. Keeping a slight chance for a spotty shower once again. A weak cold front will move through, bringing much cooler air to the region.
Election Day is looking dry and sunny, but windy! Hang on to your hats! It will be much cooler with highs in the upper 50s and low 60s. Winds will be out of the northeast at 15-25 mph, with higher gusts possible. Some minor tidal flooding will be possible at times of high tide due to the gusty northeasterly winds.
Wednesday will still be on the windy side, but expect more clouds. Temperatures will be near-normal in the mid 60s. Minor tidal flooding will be possible once again.
Less wind, but mostly cloudy skies on Thursday. Temperatures will be milder. Expect highs near 70.
A coastal low will impact the area on Friday and Saturday. Friday will be warmer with highs in the low 70s and Saturday will be cooler with highs in the low 60s. Expect rain at times and breezy conditions both days.
Tropical Update:
A well-defined low pressure area located several hundred miles east of Bermuda is associated with an area of showers and thunderstorms. A short-lived tropical depression or storm is likely to form later today while the system drifts slowly over the central Atlantic. Thereafter, the system is forecast to turn northeastward and merge with a strong cold front by the middle part of this week. .
* Formation chance through 48 hours: HIGH (70%)
* Formation chance through 5 days: HIGH (70%)
An area of low pressure is developing about 100 miles north of Puerto Rico and is producing a large area of disorganized showers and thunderstorms. This system is forecast to move northward or
northwestward further into the southwestern Atlantic today and environmental conditions appear generally conducive for additional development. A subtropical or tropical depression is likely to form early this week while the system turns westward or west-southwestward over the southwestern Atlantic. Regardless of development, there is an increasing risk of coastal flooding, gale-force winds, heavy rainfall, rough surf, and beach erosion along much of the southeastern United States coast.
* Formation chance through 48 hours: HIGH (70%)
* Formation chance through 5 days: HIGH (90%)
Meteorologist April Loveland
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