08/30 – Brantly’s “Hot and Humid Pattern Continues” Sunday Night Forecast

Monday should be similar to what we experienced today in that rain process will continue to be efficient and dictated by regional weather systems interacting with the gulf breeze. Once again, it will not be an all-day rain, but generally high rain chances are expected, particularly in the mid-afternoon hours before dissipating with sunset.

Temperatures should reach the lower 90s before rain and then a cloud canopy in the late afternoon should provide some cooling. Meanwhile, high pressure to the east will continue to extend into the Gulf will be nudging northward to bring the ridge axis onshore by Tuesday. This will serve to suppress any showers and storms to just be isolated in coverage Tuesday along with warmer feels-like due to increased humidity.

Wednesday and Thursday should be a continuation of dryness due to high pressure in the region. Rain should be limited to isolated spotty coverage with the afternoon sea breeze. Heading into next weekend, the models continue to struggle with timing a frontal approach with little upper-level support to get it to the lower Gulf States. At this time, it now appears the front may not make it, but get within close enough proximity to aid in providing some increased rain chances.

In the tropics, we are watching four different systems: one in the Caribbean, one off the U.S. Atlantic Coast, and two near Africa. None of these areas of interest are an immediate threat to the United States, but we will continue to monitor them as we approach the historical peak of hurricane season.