7:00 AM | Rain threat hangs on early today...big improvement waits until tomorrow and Saturday
Paul Dorian
6-Day Forecast
Today
Mostly cloudy, not as warm as the past couple of days, periods of rain winding down this morning, a residual afternoon shower or two possible, highs in the lower 70’s
Tonight
Mostly cloudy, turning cooler late, maybe an evening shower, upper 50’s towards morning
Friday
Mostly sunny, rather nice, low 70’s
Friday Night
Partly cloudy, cool, near 55 degrees for lows
Saturday
Mostly sunny, seasonably cool, becoming breezy, maybe a shower late, upper 60’s
Sunday
Mostly sunny, breezy, quite cool, upper 50’s
Monday
Mostly sunny, still quite cool, upper 50's
Tuesday
Partly sunny, quite cool, chance for showers late, upper 50’s
Discussion
The powerful cold front that generated heavy rain around here late yesterday and again last night will slowly pull away from the region to the northeast this morning, but it’ll stay somewhat unsettled through the afternoon as the upper-level low associated with the surface front passes nearby. Big improvement comes for tomorrow and Friday as high pressure returns to the region, but it turns quite cool beginning Sunday for an extended period of time following the passage of another cold front. High temperatures from Sunday through Tuesday of next week will likely be confined to the 50's in much of the I-95 corridor.
Elsewhere, on the tropical front, Gonzalo has reached major hurricane status (category 4) with sustained winds at 140 mph and is bearing down on Bermuda with a serious hit expected there on Friday. It is the first Atlantic hurricane to reach category 4 status since 2011 (Ophelia). Fortunately, the US mainland has not been hit by a major hurricane since the crazy year of 2005 - the longest stretch without a major hurricane in the US since at least the year 1900. In the Pacific Ocean, Tropical Storm Ana is likely to miss Hawaii to the south later this week.
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