• Highs are rising 10-15 degrees above average today
• Front brings showers/drizzle again MON-THU
• Rafael impacts on the weekend still uncertain

WARM UP WEDNESDAY

A Canadian high pressure system will move east, bringing dry conditions and pushing high temperatures about 10-15° above normal by Wednesday and Thursday, the warmest days of the week.

WEDNESDAY – THURSDAY

A front will approach the region on Wednesday before stalling in the southeast over the next few days.

A change in wind direction will again increase humidity and the chance of scattered showers Wednesday and Thursday.

Limited moisture is expected with any totals generally below .10″ cu no day being a wash.

FIRST ALERT: WEEKEND VIEWING

Hurricane Rafael continues to move through the western Caribbean and is expected to move into the Gulf of Mexico by the end of the week as a hurricane.

Looking into the weekend, several models suggest rain from Rafael may move into the Mississippi and Tennessee valleys, potentially bringing significant rain to those areas.

If the moisture moves further east, we could see additional rain chances locally as well. Currently it looks like the heaviest rain will remain to our west and another batch will remain to our southeast.

Despite forecast rain, dry conditions over the past month should ease significant flooding concerns.

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