Forecaster Derrah Getter’s First Warning Forecast
Warm and dry conditions continue to prevail this week. Extreme heat and humidity this weekend.
Partly cloudy to mostly sunny skies Thursday. Highs considerably comfortable in the mid to upper 80s. It will be a touch more muggy.
We will warm to near 90 on Friday with mostly sunny skies. After factoring in the humidity it will feel closer to the mid and upper 90s.
More heat and humidity will build for the weekend. Highs will reach the mid 90s with afternoon heat index values between 100 and 105. This could potentially warrant a heat advisory. Expect mostly sunny to partly cloudy skies this weekend.
Our next decent chance for rain is set to move in with a cold front on Monday. It will still be hot and humid on Monday, but slightly less warm temperatures arrive on Tuesday behind the front.
Tropical Update
As of 7 pm 6/19/24: Tropical Storm Alberto forms over the Western Gulf of Mexico.
Alberto is moving toward the west near 9 mph. A westward motion with an increase in forward speed is expected through Thursday. On the forecast track, the center of Alberto will reach the coast of northeastern Mexico early Thursday morning. Maximum sustained winds are near 40 mph, with higher gusts. Some slight strengthening is forecast today or tonight before the center of Alberto reaches land. Alberto is likely to dissipate over Mexico Thursday or Thursday night. Alberto is a large tropical storm, with tropical-storm-force winds extending outward up to 415 miles north of the center.
Another broad area of low pressure is forecast to develop over the southwestern Gulf of Mexico this weekend. The chances for further development of this area are low. It has a 0% chance of forming in the next 48 hours and a 30% chance of forming in the next week.
An area of disorganized showers and thunderstorms a few miles east of the Bahamas is forecast to approach the southeastern U.S. by the end of this week. It has a low chance for further development. There is a 20% chance of further development in the next 48 hours and a 20% chance of further development in the next week.
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