6:00 AM | **All eyes on "Hermine"**

6-Day NYC Forecast

Today

Mainly cloudy, not as warm, occasional showers and maybe a thunderstorm, highs in the low 80’s

Tonight

Becoming partly cloudy and turning cooler, lows in the lower 60’s

Friday

Mainly sunny, pleasant, near 80 degrees

Friday Night

Partly cloudy, cool, low 60’s

Saturday

Increasing clouds and increasingly windy, rain possible at night depending on the track of “Hermine”, upper 70’s

Sunday

Wind and rain possible depending on the track of “Hermine”, upper 70’s

Monday

Becoming partly sunny, breezy, comfortable, low 80’s

Tuesday

Mainly sunny, warmer, upper 80’s

Discussion

All eyes are now on “Hermine” which could be the first hurricane of any intensity to strike Florida since October 2005 (Wilma). The latest winds are clocked at 65 mph and it should make landfall later tonight just east of Apalachicola, Florida. After that, it appears "Hermine" will ride up along the coastline of the SE US and then push off the Mid-Atlantic this weekend near the VA/NC border region. At that point, high pressure to the north will begin to play a role in the direction and movement of this system. It is likely to slow down and spin just off the NJ coastline as a strong storm - perhaps even at hurricane status - by around Sunday. Whether its heavy rain and strong winds back inland at this time is still a question, but coastal locations are likely to experience stormy conditions. The rough timetable for the potential wind and rain here from “Hermine” is late Saturday into early Monday. Stay tuned.

Meteorologist Paul Dorian

Vencore, Inc.

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