7:00 AM | **Hurricane Michael moving slowly northward over the Gulf of Mexico now as a cat 2**
Paul Dorian
6-Day Huntsville Forecast
Today
Mainly cloudy, warm, humid, slight chance of showers and thunderstorms, highs in the mid-to-upper 80’s
Tonight
Mainly cloudy, mild, muggy, chance of showers and thunderstorms, lows near 70 degrees
Wednesday
Mainly cloudy, not quite as warm, humid, chance of showers and thunderstorms, lower 80’s for afternoon highs
Wednesday Night
Mainly cloudy, mild, chance of showers and thunderstorms, near 70 degrees for late night lows
Thursday
Mainly cloudy, breezy, cooler, chance of showers and thunderstorms, mid 70’s
Friday
Mainly sunny, pleasant, lower 70’s
Saturday
Partly sunny, nice, near 70 degrees
Sunday
Partly sunny, still comfortable, near 70 degrees
Discussion
Hurricane Michael continues to intensify as it moves over the very warm waters of the Gulf of Mexico (now a cat 2). There is a high probability that Michael will reach major hurricane status (i.e., cat 3 or higher) before a landfall on Wednesday in the Florida Panhandle - perhaps between Destin and Apalachicola. Once landfall is reached, Hurricane Michael will turn from a northerly direction to a northeasterly track and ride up along the Southeast US coastline and heavy rain is likely in the rain-soaked region of the Carolinas where Florence stalled out last month.
Meteorologist Paul Dorian
Perspecta, Inc.
perspectaweather.com