Good Saturday and welcome to the final weekend of August. Temps and humidity levels are on the rise and this will lead to an increase in scattered showers and storms. This warm and humid setup should carry us into much of next week as we watch to see what, if anything, happens with Erika.

Low and middle 80s should be common out there today with the threat for some scattered boomers.

A better threat for showers and storms will be with us Sunday as a disturbance lifts northward into the region from the Tennessee Valley. The NAM simulated radar shows this progression…

NAMThe increase in clouds and rain will keep temps several degrees lower from what we see today.

That tropical pattern continues into much of the week ahead. A daily threat for scattered showers and storms will be around with seasonally warm temps. The real heat will be well to the west and north of the Bluegrass state…

GFSThat trough across the deep south hangs around for much of the week and keeps things rather unsettled around here. What happens with Erika? The model forecasts and NHC forecasts have been less than stellar. Here’s the latest from the folks in Miami…

I will update any potential impact that may have on our weather with my next update.

Let’s track whatever is out there today…

 

 

Have a great day and take care.