Meteorologist April Loveland's First Warning Forecast
A mainly dry holiday weekend on tap. A slow-moving cold front will bring unsettled weather through midweek.
Another dry day on tap today. Expect highs to be very similar to Saturday in the mid and upper 80s. There will be a few more clouds in the sky, but conditions will remain dry.
Labor Day is looking mostly dry and warm with highs in the mid and upper 80s. Keeping a slight chance for a stray shower, but everything should hold off until Tuesday.
A cold front slowly crosses the area Tuesday night into Wednesday. Showers and storms will be possible with highs in the mid and upper 80s.
Scattered showers will continue into Wednesday with highs in the low 80s.
A few showers will be possible on Thursday with highs in the low 80s. A spotty shower cannot be ruled out on Friday to end the work week. Highs will top out in the mid 80s.
Tropical Update:
Danielle has moved little over the past few hours, but the hurricane is expected to begin a slow motion toward the north today. A slightly faster northeastward motion is forecast to begin tonight and continue during the next couple of days. Maximum sustained winds have increased to near 80 mph with higher gusts. Some gradual strengthening is forecast through Monday. Hurricane-force winds extend outward up to 15 miles from the center and tropical-storm-force winds extend outward up to 125 miles.
Earl is meandering currently with an estimated motion toward the northwest near 3 mph. A slow turn to the north-northwest is expected to begin tomorrow followed by a turn northward later this week. Maximum sustained winds are near 50 mph with higher gusts. Slow strengthening is forecast over the next several days, and Earl could become a hurricane in a couple of days. Tropical-storm-force winds extend outward up to 105 miles from the center.
Meteorologist April Loveland
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