7:00 AM | ****Dangerous Hurricane Irma continues on a track towards the Florida Straits...hurricane conditions possible here late Sunday/early Monday****
Paul Dorian
6-Day Cape Canaveral Forecast
Today
Partly sunny, hot, humid, 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
Friday
Mainly cloudy, windy, very warm, humid, chance of showers and thunderstorms, near 90 degrees for afternoon highs
Friday Night
Mainly cloudy, windy, mild, muggy, chance of showers and thunderstorms, mid 70’s for overnight lows
Saturday
Mainly cloudy, windy, very warm, humid, good chance of showers and thunderstorms, upper 80’s
Sunday
Hurricane conditions possible depending on the track of Hurricane Irma, mid 80’s
Monday
Hurricane conditions possible depending on the track of Hurricane Irma, mid 80’s
Tuesday
Showers and thunderstorms still possible, windy, mid 80’s
Discussion
Dangerous Hurricane Irma continues on a WNW track as a category 5 “major” hurricane. The hurricane is being steered by a subtropical ridge to the north and this motion should continue for the next 48 hours or so. After that, an upper-level trough will dig into the eastern US and allow Irma to turn northward. There is still some uncertainty about the timing of this turn northward, but major impact is very likely across southern Florida over the weekend as it makes its turn. Irma is expected to move into the eastern Florida Straits on Saturday and then makes its closest approach to central Florida late Sunday or early Monday with increasing winds and rain.
Meteorologist Paul Dorian
Vencore, Inc.
vencoreweather.com