7:00 AM | **Heavy rain threat later this week and watching an east coast tropical system**

6-Day Forecast

Today

Partly sunny, warm, a bit more humid, highs in the mid-to-upper 80’s

Tonight

Mostly cloudy, mild, muggy, lows near 70 degrees

Tuesday

Partly sunny, quite warm, humid, chance for showers and thunderstorms late, upper 80’s

Tuesday Night

Mostly cloudy, mild, muggy, chance for showers and thunderstorms, low 70’s

Wednesday

Partly sunny, hot, humid, PM showers and thunderstorms likely, some of the rain can be heavy, low 90’s

Thursday

Partly sunny, not as warm, showers and thunderstorms likely, some of the rain can be heavy, mid 80’s

Friday

Partly sunny, cooler, chance for showers and thunderstorms, near 80

Saturday

Mostly sunny, pleasant, near 80

Discussion

High pressure controlled our weather through the weekend providing us with comfortable temperatures and humidity levels from its location just off the Northeast US coastline. As the high drifts farther off the coast, a southwest flow of increasingly warm and humid air will develop in the I-95 corridor and this, combined with an approaching cold front from the west, will raise our chances for showers and thunderstorms as we progress through the week and some of the rain is likely to be heavy late Wednesday and late Thursday. At the same time, it appears that a tropical storm will form over the next few days just off the southeast US coastline. This system - possibly to become the first named tropical system (Arthur) - is likely to ride northeastward along the east coast over the next several days. Currently, it appears that this system could directly affect the Outer Banks of North Carolina late this week and then could slide just to our east at the end of the week. Stay tuned.

Video

httpv://youtu.be/Y2yzv35j0RY