7:00 AM | **Closely monitoring Hurricane Dorian**

6-Day forecast for Huntsville

Today

Mainly sunny, quite warm, highs in the mid-to-upper 80’s

Tonight

Mainly clear, mild, muggy, lows in the lower 60’s

Friday

Mainly sunny, quite warm, upper 80’s for afternoon highs

Friday Night

Mainly clear, mild, near 65 degrees for late night lows

Saturday

Partly sunny, quite warm, humid, near 90 degrees

Sunday

Mainly sunny, very warm, humid, chance of showers and thunderstorms, near 90 degrees

Monday

Mainly sunny, quite warm, humid, chance of showers and thunderstorms, near 90 degrees

Tuesday

Mainly sunny, very warm, humid, chance of showers and thunderstorms, near 90 degrees

Discussion

Hurricane Dorian has pushed past the Caribbean islands of Puerto Rico and Virgin Islands and is now over the warm waters of the southwestern Atlantic. Oceanic and atmospheric conditions will become more favorable for additional strengthening over the next few days and attainment of “major” hurricane status for Dorian is on the table. There will be a strong ridge of high pressure building over the western Atlantic later in the week which could push the system westward towards the east-central coast of Florida. In fact, there is a chance that the westward flow of air could push the system all the way across Florida and into the Gulf of Mexico which would, of course, raise the possibility of a second hit on the US in the northern Gulf coastal region. There are some signs that the steering flow will weaken as Dorian nears landfall and this could cause a dramatic slow-down which could substantially increase chances for flooding. Stay tuned.

Meteorologist Paul Dorian
Perspecta, Inc.
perspectaweather.com