Early Week Forecast:
We saw a mostly dry Labor Day but rain chances will be ramping up. Tuesday should start off mostly dry but rain chances will steadily increase as we get into the early afternoon. Coverage won’t be widespread but scattered showers and storms will be possible so keeping an umbrella handy would be a good idea!
Another round of downpours coming:
Wednesday, we’ll be tracking another round of thick tropical moisture coming in from Florida. It will beef up our thunderstorm chances for Wednesday and Thursday, so make sure you are aware that outdoor activities could be impacted both afternoons.
Tracking the tropics:
The Atlantic is quiet with no tropical development expected in the next seven days. Did you know this is the third year in a row the tropics don’t have a named storm during the Labor Day weekend. This hasn’t happened since the 1930s! The peak of the hurricane season is September 11th and 12th.
So far this hurricane season, we have not had a hurricane form in the Atlantic basin. The latest first hurricane to form was Gustav and Humberto, which formed on September 11th. In the modern era, there has always been at least one hurricane to form.
Meanwhile in the Pacific:
The exceptionally strong El Niño has created near-ideal conditions for tropical development across the Pacific. Currently, there is Category 3 Lowell and Tropical Storm Maria.
Lowell will track west of the Hawaiian Islands bringing dangerous strong surf conditions, 2″-6″ of rain and tropical storms force winds in Kauai.
Extended forecast:
With no high pressure around, temperatures will be near average for this time of year, and sea breeze storms are possible nearly every day through the end of the week.
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