7:00 AM | Increasing warmth and humidity this weekend leads to a greater risk for showers and thunderstorms
Paul Dorian
6-Day Forecast
Today
Mostly sunny skies, still pleasant, light winds, near 80
Tonight
Partly cloudy and cool, lows by morning not far from 60 degrees
Saturday
Partly sunny skies, a bit warmer and more humid, low 80’s
Saturday Night
Partly cloudy, mild, mid-to-upper 60’s
Sunday
More clouds than sun, quite warm and humid, chance for showers and thunderstorms, mid-to-upper 80’s
Monday
More clouds than sun, quite warm and humid, chance for showers and thunderstorms, mid-to-upper 80’s
Tuesday
More clouds than sun, quite warm and humid, chance for showers and thunderstorms, mid-to-upper 80’s
Wednesday
Mostly sunny, warm, mid-to-upper 80’s
Discussion
Very nice weather conditions will continue in the region for another day as we close out the work week, but then as high pressure pushes off the east coast this weekend, changes will come to our air mass with increasing heat and humidity. By Sunday afternoon, high temperatures around here should reach the mid-to-upper 80's and could even flirt with the 90 degree mark in spots. There will also be an increased shot at showers and thunderstorms by Sunday afternoon although most of the day will be rain-free. The shower and thunderstorm threat will continue on Monday and Tuesday in the Mid-Atlantic region, but most of those days should be rain-free as well.
At the Jersey Shore, the high waves and rip currents of recent days should subside this weekend as the remains of Hurricane Cristobal continue to race away into the North Atlantic. In fact, it may one of those rare occasions in which there are no tropical storms to talk about in the Atlantic Basin during the normally active period around Labor Day - and perhaps no tropical cyclones anywhere across the globe.
Video
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