09/20 Ryan’s “Weekend & Tropical Update” Friday Morning Forecast

The sun brings summer back as we officially begin fall over the weekend, and we'll update you on the latest from the tropics.

A sunny, hotter weekend lies begins today, but you’ll also need the latest update on potential tropical developments. Lets get the good news out of the way first….

Overall this week was on the more cloudy side, with initially scattered showers and thunderstorms becoming more isolated. Yesterday had just a bit of rain left for the coastline, but today will see the sun and upper level high pressure take over. That’s going to keep skies much more clear than not, allowing for slightly cooler mornings (likely still with patchy fog/hazy skies) and hotter afternoons. Not much hotter thankfully, with highs expected to climb back into the low 90s for the first time this week (high of 91 for Gulfport). Tomorrow will likely stay in the low 90s, but we’ll begin to see the temperature creeping back down into the upper 80s by Sunday (the equinox/first day of fall). Later in the week we’ll get our first front of fall, though it doesn’t look like it’ll bring much cooler, drier air thanks to tropical moisture. Which brings us to the tropical update….

Overall, little has changed regarding this 40% area of interest over the last few days. The low has yet to form, meaning models don’t have even an approximate center from which to start from, so track and intensity forecasts remain all over the place from a barely held together system in Mexico to a potential hurricane closer to home. There is still nothing official or confirmed with this, and even that model differs wildly from run to run. Suffice to say there is no reason to panic, but we are “on the dartboard” so to speak, and it’s a good reminder to solidify your family’s tropical plan if you already haven’t. Stay tuned for the latest update.