05/10 – Brantly’s “Stormy” Monday Morning Forecast

There will also be a limited risk of an isolated severe storm forming over the next couple of days. The latest rainfall forecast in the near term has trended downward about one-half inch area-wide. While we still expect widespread rainfall amounts between 1 to 2.5″, localized higher amounts have dropped slightly to between 2.5 to 3.5″. We will however still need to watch for localized flooding concerns late tonight through Monday.

Temperatures will remain mild through the period with highs ranging in the upper 70s to low 80s. Rain and cloud cover will probably be the main thing keeping temperatures down from getting too warm. Lows will be on the muggy side as low level moisture continues to funnel into the area. Lows will range from the upper 60s to near 70 along the coast and mid to low 60s inland.

The active pattern will come to an end on Thursday and into Thursday night as a large low pressure system centered over the Great lakes will progress eastward into the northeastern United States. This will break the unsettled pattern along the coast and bring drier air into the area. Rain will linger through Thursday as the remaining moisture moves through but by Friday skies and remain clear through Sunday as high pressure builds over the central U.S. Once we get through Thursday, conditions will be about as perfect as you can get for a beach weekend as highs will be in the low 80s to begin the period and eventually warming into the mid 80s by Sunday. Lows will also be a little more manageable as the drier air moves in leading to lows in the mid to upper 50s. The best part will be the lower humidity leading to much more comfortable conditions.