7:00 AM | Occasional showers and maybe a few thunderstorms into tomorrow as cool front approaches region and stalls; below normal temperatures to close out the week
Paul Dorian
6-Day Forecast
Today
Mostly cloudy this morning with occasional showers, partly sunny this afternoon with a thunderstorm possible, continued warm and humid, highs in the mid 80’s
Tonight
Showers and thunderstorms likely; otherwise, mostly cloudy skies, muggy, turning slightly cooler late, lows in the mid-to-upper 60’s
Friday
Mostly cloudy, cooler, showers still likely and maybe a thunderstorm, low 80’s
Friday Night
Partly cloudy, mild, shower cannot be ruled out, lows near 70
Saturday
Partly sunny, comfortably warm, cannot rule out a shower or thunderstorm, low-to-mid 80’s
Sunday
Partly sunny, warm, cannot rule out a shower or thunderstorm, mid 80’s
Monday
Mainly sunny, very warm, upper 80’s
Tuesday
Mainly sunny, very warm, upper 80’s
Discussion
A cool front now crossing the western part of Pennsylvania and eastern Ohio will continue to generate occasional showers around here during the morning hours and an afternoon thunderstorm could form. It’ll turn cooler behind the front on Friday and Saturday, but the frontal system will stall right near the coastline as it runs into an atmospheric brick wall known as the Bermuda high. This will allow for the threat of showers and thunderstorms to continue in the region on Friday and Saturday while on the cool (i.e., western) side of the front. By early next week, the off-shore Bermuda high pressure system will tend to re-establish itself westward into the region generating hotter conditions with plenty of sunshine.
Elsewhere, the former Tropical Storm Chantal indeed weakened considerably after crossing over the "rough terrain" islands of the Caribbean Sea over the past 24 hours and it no longer attains "tropical storm" status. There is a chance that the remnants of Chantal, now north of the islands and primarily over open waters, could gain back some strength as the remains head towards the Bahamas so we'll continue to monitor it. Also, somewhat unusual for this time of year, scattered showers and thunderstorms have converged on southern California as a strong disturbance passes overhead.
Video
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