7:00 AM | **First tropical system of the season to form next 24-48 hours over or near the Bahamas...an impact here on Friday and Friday night**
Paul Dorian
6-Day forecast for Cape Canaveral, Florida
Today
Partly sunny, warm, windy with gusts to 30 mph, highs near 80 degrees
Tonight
Mainly cloudy, mild, windy, chance of showers, lows not far from 70 degrees
Friday
Mainly cloudy, warm, windy, an increasing chance of showers and thunderstorms, some of the rain can be heavy at times, near 80 degrees for afternoon highs
Friday Night
Mainly cloudy, mild, windy, good chance of showers and thunderstorms, some of the rain can be heavy at times, near 70 degrees for late night lows
Saturday
Partly sunny, warmer, windy, chance of showers and thunderstorms, low-to-mid 80's
Sunday
Mainly sunny, warm, breezy, lower 80’s
Monday
Mainly sunny, warm, mid 80’s
Tuesday
Mainly sunny, warm, maybe a shower or thunderstorm, mid 80’s
Discussion
High pressure over the western Atlantic continues to produce a stiff easterly flow in the region and gusts today can top the 30 mph mark along coastal sections. Low pressure will form over or near the Bahamas over the next 24-48 hours and it will then intensify as it makes a move to the northeast. This system will indeed impact the region on Friday and Friday night with "squally" showers - whether or not it becomes the first "official" tropical system of the 2020 Atlantic Basin tropical season. Indeed, if it were to become the first named tropical system of the season, it would take on the name "Arthur".
Meteorologist Paul Dorian
Perspecta, Inc.
perspectaweather.com