Derrah Getter's First Warning Forecast
Increasing rain chances and humidity heading into the weekend but another round of fall-like conditions on the way.
A cloudy yet pleasant evening ahead. Humidity will stay at a comfortable level. Spot showers will be possible but we have just enough dry air in the mix to keep us mostly rain-free.
You'll notice an uptick in the humidity Friday. The clouds will stick around but rain chances will stay low. Our best shot at seeing rain will be Saturday ahead of our next cold front and as an area of low pressure approaches. After the front passes cooler temperatures and lower humidity return a the beginning of next week.
Tropical Update
As of 9/5/24 at 4 pm
Monitoring five areas in the tropics:
- Northwest Gulf of Mexico:
A broad area of low pressure is producing widespread disorganized showers and thunderstorms across northwestern portions of the Gulf of Mexico. Further development will become less conducive as a frontal boundary approaches.
- Formation chance through 48 hours...LOW (10%)
- Formation chance through 7 days...LOW (10%)
2. Northwestern Atlantic
A non-tropical area of low pressure located a few hundred miles east of North Carolina is producing showers and thunderstorms that are becoming better organized. The system will remain offshore but will be causing rough surf for east coast beaches.
- Formation chance through 48 hours...LOW (30%)
Formation chance through 7 days...LOW (30%)
3. Eastern Tropical Atlantic
An elongated trough of low pressure over the eastern tropical Atlantic is producing disoraganized showers and thunderstorms. Some slow development is possible over the next several days as it drifts northwestward.
- Formation chance through 48 hours...LOW ( near 0%)
Formation chance through 7 days...LOW (20%)
4. Northwestern Caribbean Sea and Southwestern Gulf of Mexico:
A westward-moving tropical wave located over the western Caribbean Sea is producing disorganized shower and thunderstorm activity. Strong upper-level winds are expected to limit development of this system over the next few days, but environmental conditions are expected to become conducive as this system moves west-northwestward over the southwestern Gulf of Mexico.
- Formation chance through 48 hours...LOW (near 0%)
- Formation chance through 7 days...LOW (20%)
5. Central Tropical Atlantic:
Another tropical wave located a few hundred miles east of the Leeward Islands is producing limited shower and thunderstorm activity. Strong upper-level winds are expected to limit the development of this system during the next few days while it moves west-northwestward at 10 to 15 miles per hour. Sometime next week environmental conditions could become more conducive for development as this system moves west northwestward over the southwestern Atlantic.
- Formation chance through 48 hours...LOW (near 0%)
- Formation chance through 7 days...LOW (10%)
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