7:00 AM | ***Tropical Storm Dorian could impact Florida this weekend as a hurricane***

6-Day forecast for Cape Canaveral

Today

Partly sunny, very warm, humid, chance of showers and thunderstorms, highs in the upper 80’s

Tonight

Mainly cloudy, mild, muggy, chance of showers and thunderstorms, lows in the mid-to-upper 70’s

Thursday

Partly sunny, quite warm, humid, chance of showers and thunderstorms, upper 80’s for afternoon highs

Thursday Night

Mainly cloudy, mild, muggy, chance of showers and thunderstorms, mid-to-upper 70’s for late night lows

Friday

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

Saturday

Tropical storm conditions possible, very warm, humid, good chance of showers and thunderstorms, mid-to-upper 80’s

Sunday

Tropical storm conditions possible, very warm, humid, good chance of showers and thunderstorms, mid-to-upper 80’s

Monday

Partly sunny, very warm, humid, chance of showers and thunderstorms, upper 80’s

Discussion

Tropical Storm Dorian has increased slightly in intensity over the past 24 hours and it is now headed towards Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands. The overall scituation is looking more ominous as the storm looks likely it'll avoid much interaction with Hispaniola and it has effectively battled the dry air over the Caribbean. Once it passes by the Caribbean islands, it'll move over very warm waters of the southwestern Atlantic and intensification to hurricane status is quite likely. By the weekend, we could very well be dealing with a cat 1 or 2 hurricane closing in on the east coast of Florida, but all residents from the Carolinas to Florida should stay on guard.

Meteorologist Paul Dorian
Perspecta, Inc.
perspectaweather.com