High pressure over the Mid-Atlantic region today will shift to the east and out over the western part of the Atlantic Ocean. A frontal system will arrive in the region on Tuesday and northeasterly winds will develop following its passage. While weak disturbances will trek our way over the next few days, precipitation chances will be limited in the dry air mass that follows the frontal passage.
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As high pressure shifts to the east today, our low-level winds will shift to more of a southwesterly direction and we’ll head back into the middle 70’s for afternoon highs. The chance for showers will increase late tonight and early Saturday as the next in a series of cool fronts arrives in the Tennessee Valley.
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High pressure builds into the region today keeping us relatively cool and rain-free with plenty of sunshine expected around here. As the high shifts to the east on Friday, our low-level winds will shift to more of a southerly direction and we’ll likely head back into the 70’s for afternoon highs. The chance for showers will increase late tomorrow night and Friday as the next in a series of cool fronts arrives in the Tennessee Valley.
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Drier air will filter in the region for the next couple of days as high pressure builds into the region and the overall flow becomes northwesterly. Temperatures will respond by dropping to below-normal levels, but a wind shift on Friday to the southwest will boost temperatures again as we close out the work week.
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A cold front will approach the region later today and increase the chance for some shower activity. High pressure and drier air pushes into the region for the mid and latter parts of the week, but once the high shifts to the east, it’ll open the door for additional moisture around here. As a result, our chances for rain are likely to increase again as we work towards the upcoming weekend.
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A cold front will approach the region later today and combine with some moisture leftover from an eastern Pacific tropical system (Sergio) to increase the chance for some shower activity. The front will shift south of here on Tuesday and it’ll become noticeably cooler and a weak disturbance will continue the chance for showers across the Tennessee Valley. High pressure and drier air pushes into the region for the mid and latter parts of the week. In the Atlantic Basin, there is now very little tropical activity and it looks quiet going forward.
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Tropical Storm Michael is pushing off the east coast and will accelerate out into the open Atlantic. In its wake, a much cooler and drier air mass has flooded the Tennessee Valley and the next couple of days will be below-normal for mid-October. For the first time this season, some spots will experience overnight lows in the 40’s as we begin the weekend.
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Hurricane Michael made landfall yesterday in the Florida Panhandle as a “major” category 4 system and today it will accelerate to the northeast as a tropical storm. Its tropical moisture field will interact with a strong cold frontal system advancing towards the east coast and the result will be some heavy rainfall today in the Mid-Atlantic and Southeast US, but we’ll begin a cooling and drying trend here this afternoon along with some strong wind gusts. In fact, it’ll turn much cooler this evening and overnight lows should bottom out in the middle 40’s by early tomorrow morning. The cool conditions that follow the passage of a cold front will stick around right into the upcoming weekend.
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Hurricane Michael should make landfall later today in the Florida Panhandle as a “major” hurricane as it continues to slowly intensify in an overall favorable environment and moves over the very warm waters of the Gulf of Mexico. Once landfall is reached, Hurricane Michael will become increasingly influenced by an approaching upper-level trough over the middle of the country and will turn from a northerly direction to a northeasterly track and ride up along the Southeast US coastline. Heavy rain and strong winds with hurricane-force gusts will extend from the Gulf coast to the Carolinas which is already a rain-soaked region thanks to the stalled out Hurricane Florence of last month. Following the passage of Michael, quite cool and drier weather will follow in the Tennessee Valley for later Thursday, Friday, and Saturday.
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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.
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