Chief Meteorologist Patrick Rockey’s First Warning Forecast
After a soggy start to the school year, things are looking a lot drier for the rest of the week, depending on the track of Idalia.
Storms developing along a stalled front Monday afternoon dumped massive amounts of rain. Some parts of the region picked up close to seven inches of rain.
At one point, portions of all seven cities were under flash flood warnings.
Tuesday will be a lot less soggy and we'll enjoy some sunshine. However, we could still see a few afternoon storms.
It'll be another warm and humid one, with highs in the mid-to-upper 80s.
More afternoon storms are likely on Wednesday, producing more heavy downpours. Expect highs in the mid 80s.
Our Thursday forecast depends heavily on the track of what's left of Idalia.
The forecast track for Idalia takes the storm through the Outer Banks as a tropical storm.
That would bring gusty winds, some heavy downpours and even the threat for tornadoes.
Even without Idalia, major Hurricane Franklin in the Atlantic will continue to kick up rough surf, rip currents and the threat for ocean overwash through the week.
Friday will be a breezy one, but we should see increasing sunshine with highs back in the 70s.
And it looks like the sunshine will stick around for the long holiday weekend.
