6:00 AM | **Irma grinds towards the Florida Straits as a major hurricane**

6-Day Cape Canaveral Forecast

Today

Mainly cloudy, hot, humid, good chance for PM showers and thunderstorms, highs near 90 degrees

Tonight

Mainly cloudy, mild, muggy, good chance for showers and thunderstorms, lows in the upper 70’s

Thursday

Mainly cloudy, very warm, humid, good chance of showers and thunderstorms, near 90 degrees for afternoon highs

Thursday Night

Mainly cloudy, mild, muggy, chance of showers and thunderstorms, mid 70’s for overnight lows

Friday

Mainly cloudy, very warm, humid, good chance of showers and thunderstorms, upper 80’s

Saturday

Tropical storm conditions possible late in the day depending on the track of Hurricane Irma with showers and thunderstorms, mid 80’s

Sunday

Tropical storm conditions possible depending on the track of Hurricane Irma with showers and thunderstorms, mid 80’s

Monday

Showers and thunderstorms likely, windy, mid 80’s

Discussion

Irma continues to grind westward over the Atlantic as a major hurricane and it is looking increasingly likely that it will impact southern Florida in a significant way by later in the weekend and central Florida can expect some impact as well. Irma is likely to approach the Florida Straits by early in the weekend and then perhaps shift its westward track to more of a northward turn and this could bring it over the western side of the state on a path from south-to-north towards the interior Southeast US.

Meteorologist Paul Dorian
Vencore, Inc.
vencoreweather.com