7:00 AM | Pretty typical summertime weather with heat and humidity and a shower/storm threat; tropics come alive again

6-Day Forecast

Today

Partly sunny, very warm, humid, showers and thunderstorms possible, highs in the upper 80’s

Tonight

Evening showers and thunderstorms possible; otherwise, mostly cloudy skies, muggy, mild, lows in the lower 70’s

Tuesday

Partly sunny, hot, humid, chance for showers and thunderstorms, near 90

Tuesday Night

Evening showers and thunderstorms possible, muggy, mild, lows in the low 70’s

Wednesday

Partly sunny, very warm, humid, showers and thunderstorms likely, upper 80’s

Thursday

Mostly cloudy, warm, humid, showers and thunderstorms likely, mid 80’s

Friday

Mostly cloudy, warm, humid, chance for a shower or thunderstorm, low-to-mid 80’s

Saturday

Partly sunny, warm, humid, chance for a shower or thunderstorm, low-to-mid 80’s

Discussion

High pressure off the east coast will continue to pump the area with tropical air generating the threat for an occasional shower and thunderstorm. High temperatures will not be quite as excessive during the first half of the week as they were during the weekend with highs not far from 90 degrees and then low-to-mid 80's are likely for highs at the end of the week. A cool front will enhance the shower and thunderstorm threat on Wednesday and Thursday and slightly cooler air will follow by Friday.

Elsewhere, the tropics have come alive again as Chantal has reached tropical storm status in the Atlantic. It will move rather quickly on a general west-northwest track over the next several days likely reaching the vicinity of near Cuba by the end of the week.

Video

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