SAVANNAH, Ga. () — Fall started this afternoon at 2:19 p.m. and we had fantastic conditions.

A few inland locations had a few isolated showers develop. Highs for the day made it into the upper 80s to lower 90s.

Conditions will be even warmer the next few afternoons with above normal high temperatures.

Humidity values will be elevated Tuesday morning which will lead to some areas of patchy dense fog.

Tuesday and Wednesday afternoon will warm into the lower 90s for most locations, especially for inland communities. 

A few spotty showers are possible during the afternoon hours. The best chance for showers will be toward the coast due to an onshore flow. 

Showers and thunderstorm chances will be higher starting Thursday and into the weekend with the highest chances on Friday, Saturday, and Sunday.

Afternoon highs will remain in the upper 80s to lower 90s Thursday and Friday. The weekend looks to be a little cooler with afternoon highs expected to reach the mid to upper 80s.

Rain chances will start to taper off in the later part of Sunday and for Monday. Afternoon highs early next week will be back into the low to mid 80s.

TRACKING THE TROPICS

The National Hurricane Center continues to monitor major Hurricane Gabrielle. It became a Cat. 4 system as of 5 p.m. EDT with 140 mph sustained wind with gusts of 165 mph. It is located about 190 miles to the east of Bermuda.

Gabrielle is forecast to maintain major hurricane status through Wednesday. This storm will gradually weaken as it approaches The Azores by late Thursday and into Friday as a strong tropical storm or weak hurricane.

Over the weekend, it is expected to move toward western Europe as a post tropical low brining breezy and gusty wind along with some rain to portions of France, Spain and Portugal. 

MORE DEVELOPMENT

There are two other areas of concern for development in the tropical Atlantic.

The first tropical wave the Hurricane Center is watching is located about 300 miles east of the Lesser Antilles. This tropical wave has a medium (50%) chance of developing into a tropical depression or tropical storm over the next 5-7 days.

It is forecast to move west-northwest toward the Turks and Caicos and the Bahamas over the next week or so. This means that it is possible that a tropical system may be just off the southeastern U.S. coast next week. 

This system does not pose an immediate threat to southeastern United States or the East Coast at this time; however, it is worth monitoring this forecast over the next several days.

The second one is located over the central Atlantic Ocean. This tropical wave currently has a high (80%) chance of developing into a tropical depression or tropical storm over the next 5-7 days.

It will be moving into an environment that will support some development and strengthening. This tropical wave is expected to move northwesterly toward Bermuda over the next week or so.

It does not pose a threat to the U.S. at this time.