It has been a busy week tracking Hurricane Dorian!
After making landfall in Cape Hatteras, North Carolina on Friday AND after days of battering the Southeastern Coast of the United States, Hurricane Dorian is now offshore a little over a hundred miles to the SE of Nantucket, Massachusetts. Dorian remains Category 1 hurricane. Not only has it finally weakened but it has finally gained speed, racing NE across the Atlantic at 25mph. Watches & Warnings have been issued for issued as far north as Canada, as Dorian is forecast to bring hurricane-force winds to Nova Scotia later today.
As if 1 hurricane that has already caused destruction in the Bahamas & the United States wasn’t enough, Tropical Storm Gabrielle also remains over the Atlantic. And although it is forecast to become a hurricane at some point this weekend, Gabrielle is expected to remain over the open waters of the Atlantic as it moves towards the NW across the Northern Atlantic. No threat to land expected with this one.
Tropical Storm Gabrielle remains over the Central Atlantic & while it is forecast to become a hurricane by Monday, Gabrielle will remain over the open waters of the Atlantic posing no threat to land. @wsvn pic.twitter.com/LsseDOtbZ9
— Erika Delgado (@ErikaDelgadoWx) September 7, 2019
Elsewhere in the Tropics, we are keeping a close eye on another area near the Cape Verde Islands that has a moderate chance for development within the next 2-5 days. Little, if any, development is possible this weekend but as it moves westward across the Atlantic, conditions could become a bit more favorable for development and a tropical depression *could* form by the middle of next week. This will be an area that we will have to watch closely through the next 2 weeks.
Closer to home, high temperatures across some South Florida spots on Friday afternoon tied AND beat old records. And after a beautiful start to our day, it looks like these steamy conditions are set to continue this weekend The reason? Low rain chance & a Southwest wind will do it every time! After a steamy & sunny start to the day, forecast high temperatures this afternoon should reach the mid 90s once again. Near-record highs expected yet again across some South Florida spots.
And not only are temperatures forecast to near records today, but also heat indices will soar into the 100s during the afternoon. So let’s limit significant time outdoors and remember to keep hydrated as steamy conditions continue through Sunday. South Florida could see a stray shower later this afternoon as a weak front (currently across Central Florida) drifts south, eventually washing out across South Florida this weekend.
A mostly dry & warm weather pattern continues through the start of next week. Then a strengthening high pressure system will help tighten the pressure gradient, allowing for the breeze to build as the week progresses. Breezy conditions expected by the middle of next week while breezy rain showers return to the forecast for the second half of the week.
Have a great weekend!
Erika Delgado
Meteorologist
WSVN Channel 7 News
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