• Temperatures rise 10 to 15 degrees above average today
• Front brings showers/drizzle again THANK YOU
• Rafael’s weekend impacts still uncertain

WARM UP WEDNESDAY

A Canadian high pressure system will move east, creating dry conditions and increasing high temperatures about 10 to 15° above normal by Wednesday and Thursday, the hottest days of the week.

WEDNESDAY – THURSDAY

A front will approach the region on Wednesday before expanding to the southeast over the next few days.

A change in wind direction will again increase humidity and the chance of occasional showers on Wednesday and Thursday.

Limited moisture is expected with totals generally below 0.10″ with no day being a washout.

FIRST ALERT: WATCH THE WEEKEND

Hurricane Rafael continues to move across the western Caribbean and is expected to reach the Gulf of Mexico by the end of the week as a hurricane.

Looking ahead to the weekend, several models suggest Rafael’s precipitation could move toward the Mississippi and Tennessee valleys, potentially bringing significant rain to those areas.

If moisture moves further east, we could also see additional rain chances locally. At the moment it looks like the heaviest rain will stay in the west and another lot will stay in the southeast.

Despite forecast rain, dry conditions over the past month are expected to lessen the risk of significant flooding.

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