Some very humid air is settling in across the area and that will give a bump to general rain chances over the next seven days. The extra humidity was not something that I saw in the forecast a few days ago. So while the overall pattern is shifting toward a pattern that is “drier,” the extra humidity and moisture in the air will actually make storms more likely on any one given afternoon.
And if a storm develops, given the extra moisture in the air, said storm will be able to drop that much more rain.
On top of that, there are a few areas in the tropics worth watching.
So far, the National Hurricane Center is only monitoring two of the areas – one near the Greater and Lesser Antilles and the other coming off the coast of Africa. But the third one deep in the Caribbean may eventually sneak into the southern Gulf and be worth monitoring.
Day-to-Day Forecast
Today
Patchy fog in the morning then partly cloudy this afternoon with a handful of showers and storms likely. Highs around 90. The chance of rain 70-percent.
Tonight
Another round of patchy fog possible with mostly cloudy overnight. Lows in the lower 70s. Southeast winds around 5 mph.
Friday
Partly cloudy with a few storms in the afternoon. Highs in the upper 80s. The chance of rain 30-percent.
Friday Night
Partly cloudy. Lows around 70.
Saturday
Partly cloudy with a 40-percent chance of showers and thunderstorms in the afternoon. Highs in the upper 80s.
Saturday Night
Some clouds. Lows around 70.
Sunday
Mostly cloudy with a good shot for showers and storms. Highs in the mid 80s. The chance of rain 60-percent.
Sunday Night
Mostly cloudy with a 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms before midnight. Lows in the lower 70s.
Monday
Mostly cloudy with storms possible. Highs in the upper 80s. The chance of rain 40 percent.
Monday Night
Partly cloudy. Lows in the lower 70s.
Tuesday
Partly cloudy with a few summertime storms possible. Highs in the upper 80s. The chance of rain 40-percent.
Tuesday Night
Partly cloudy. Lows around 70.
Wednesday
Partly cloudy with a few summertime storms possible. Highs in the upper 80s. The chance of rain 30-percent.
Isn’t that a little early in the season … a system coming off the coast of Africa and making it all the way across and into the Gulf? Seems like, usually, you don’t see that until later in the season, around August or September. Seems that everyone keeps calling these ‘Summertime showers’. Whenever it gets above 20 or 30 percent, it is something else causing it, not Summertime.