DELMARVA FORECAST
Wednesday night: Partly cloudy. Some patchy fog after midnight. Lows in the low 60s.
Thursday: Mostly sunny and warm. Highs in the low to mid 80s.
Friday: Mostly sunny and warm. Highs in the mid to upper 80s.
Saturday: Increasing clouds. A stray shower possible in the morning. Highs in the mid 60s. Chance of rain 20 percent.
Sunday: Mainly cloudy with rain showers. Highs in the mid 60s. Chance of rain 40 percent.
Monday: Clearing skies and cool. Breezy. Highs in the mid to upper 60s.
Tuesday: Mostly sunny and cool. Highs in the upper 50s.
FORECAST DISCUSSION
Normal high: 75°F. Normal low: 55°F.
High pressure is building into Delmarva today, and bringing a return of summer for at least a couple of days before we see a big cool down next week.
Expect mostly sunny skies Thursday and Friday, with temperatures on an upswing. Highs reach the low to mid 80s on Thursday, and the upper 80s on Friday.
Then a cold front will cross Delmarva sometime Saturday morning. This front won't have much in the way of moisture to work with, but I'm going to add a low chance for a few stray showers, mainly Saturday morning. The big weather headline on Saturday will be much cooler temperatures, with afternoon highs only reaching the mid 60s on the backside of that cold front.
Then an area of low pressure is likely to develop along that front, and bring rain to Delmarva on Sunday. The exact track of the low is not certain, with latest guidance taking the low a little farther to the south than the thinking yesterday, which would mean more scattered showers than a steady rain. Either way, some wet weather is likely on Sunday.
That low pressure departs, with much cooler temperatures arriving for much of next week. Highs by Tuesday might not get out of the 50s, despite sunshine.
In the long range, temperatures are expected to be below normal, and precipitation near normal for Oct 7 - Oct 13.
In the Tropics: Remnants of Tropical Storm "Hanna" are moving west toward the Azores. These remnants are not a threat to the United States.
This is the first September in the Atlantic Basin to not have a hurricane in 32 years.
The Atlantic hurricane season ends on November 30.
