Spotty Showers Expected Friday; Heavier Rain Likely Over Labor Day Weekend

SAVANNAH, Ga. () — Thursday afternoon started out with a mainly sunny sky with very warm temperatures. Highs topped out in the upper 80s to lower 90s.

Cloud cover started to increase in the later part of the afternoon and into the evening. A few isolated showers developed with the increased cloud cover.

More showers are in the forecast for Friday and especially for the weekend.

A LOOK AHEAD

Friday afternoon will feature a mix of clouds and sun with a few passing showers, mainly in the afternoon and early evening. Rain chances will be around 20%, so most locations will miss out on any rain for Friday.

Afternoon highs will be in the mid to upper 80s to lower 90s. Weather conditions for high school football should be pretty good.

Temperatures for the evening will be in the lower 80s by kickoff and then cool into the 70s by halftime. 

More rain is expected for the weekend as moisture moves in from the west along with a disturbance that is developing in the mid-section of the country. Scattered showers and a few isolated storms are possible for Saturday and Sunday.

Temperatures will only warm into the lower to middle 80s for highs. Labor Day Monday will be rainy again, but temperatures should be able to reach the mid 80s for highs.

A drier and warmer pattern will develop for Tuesday and beyond. Temperatures will warm back into the upper 80s to lower 90s.

TRACKING THE TROPICS

Tropical Storm Fernand dissipated as of Thursday. It remains as a remnant low spinning in the far North Atlantic Ocean. 

The National Hurricane Center is now monitoring the potential for additional development. A tropical wave is beginning to move off of the west coast of Africa.

It has a low (20%) chance if developing into a tropical depression or tropical storm over the next five-seven days. The environment that this system will be in once over the eastern Atlantic will only support slow organization and development.

Movement is expected to be westward initially before becoming west-northwest early next week. There is no threat to the U.S. at this time from this system regardless of development.