Chief Meteorologist Patrick Rockey’s First Warning Forecast
Ophelia may have made landfall four days ago, but the former tropical storm is still impacting our weather. And it looks like the remnants will continue to bring us messy weather through the rest of the work week and into the weekend.
The most visible impact from the remnants of Ophelia are the cloudy skies and the occasional shower.
The area of low pressure that was Ophelia is joining forces with an area of high pressure over Canada. The result is a persistent east and northeast wind that's sending plenty of clouds and occasional showers from off the Atlantic.
The clouds and cooler weather get stuck by the mountains to our west in a pattern called cold air damming. So until that pattern breaks, we can expect plenty of clouds, a few showers and unseasonably cool temperatures.
Those gusty east and northeast winds are also sending water levels rising. Combine that with an approaching full moon and you have the recipe for tidal flooding.
We could see some significant flooding at times of high tide this week and even into the weekend before the pattern breaks and the full moon begins to wane.
It does look like skies will begin to clear this weekend and sunshine will slowly return to our skies. Stay tuned.
