09/11 Ryan’s “Post-Irma” Monday Forecast

What was once a major hurricane has now become a post-tropical low, and now our “post-Irma” life can begin in South MS while Florida will be recovering for a while. Other than some light upper level cloud cover in nearby during the afternoon and some gusting winds this evening, we saw almost no effects from Hurricane Irma. As this low slowly transitions to extra-tropical, it will continue to bring heavy rains to parts of Northern AL and MS, as well as TN, KY, and the Virginas. Locally, weather will continue to be dominated by drier air, but the dew points will continue to climb back into the “slightly humid” range, then by the beginning of next week we can see the return of some “muggy” conditions.

Hurricane Jose weakened today to a Category 1 storm, but will continue to move about the Central Atlantic for a few days before curving anti-cyclonically to the West. By next Saturday, this storm will be aimed at the East Coast between SC/NC, but it’s too early to know if it will continue in this direction until landfall. This will be a system to watch in the coming days.