7:00 AM | Shower/thunderstorm threat continues; tropical update

6-Day Forecast

Today

Partly sunny, warm, humid, showers and thunderstorms likely, highs in the mid 80’s

Tonight

Evening showers and thunderstorms possible; otherwise, mostly cloudy skies, muggy, mild, lows near 70 degrees

Wednesday

Partly sunny, very warm, humid, showers and thunderstorms likely, some of the storms can be strong, upper 80’s

Wednesday Night

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

Thursday

Mostly cloudy, warm, humid, showers and thunderstorms likely, some of the storms can be strong, mid 80’s

Friday

Partly sunny, not as warm, humid, still the chance for a shower or thunderstorm, low 80’s

Saturday

Partly sunny, pleasant, still the chance for a shower or thunderstorm, low 80’s

Sunday

Partly sunny, pleasant, still the chance for a shower or thunderstorm, low 80’s

Discussion

A cool front will approach the region at mid-week and this will enhance our threat of showers and thunderstorms on Wednesday and Thursday. It’ll turn slightly cooler behind the front late this week and into the weekend, but the a shower or thunderstorm cannot be completely ruled out at this time. Elsewhere, Tropical Storm Chantal is continuing on a west-to-northwest path with 50 mph sustained winds, and it will cross the Lesser Antilles Islands today and move over the Caribbean Sea. It appears that the next move for Chantal will be over the "tough terrain" of Hispaniola island on Wednesday and, if it survives that trek, the storm will likely reach the Bahamas by Friday.

Video

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