SAVANNAH, Ga, () — Thursday afternoon was mild and breezy around the region and more weather like this is in the forecast for Friday with the addition of a few passing showers.

A trough of low pressure is developing off of the coast and will help to bring us more clouds and the chance for a few passing showers Friday and into Saturday. Afternoon highs both days will be in the upper 70s to lower 80s.

Widespread heavy rain is expected for Sunday and into Monday of next week as the developing trough of low pressure gradually drifts westward across Florida and into the northern Gulf. Rainfall totals will be in excess of 3″ with the highest amounts near the coast.

Conditions will be breezy and gusty Friday and through the weekend, especially near the coast. Rough surf and rip currents remain a concern. The persistent northeast wind will lead to higher-than-normal tides over the weekend.

Minor coastal flooding is possible on Saturday and Sunday.

Rain chances will start to back off on Tuesday and into the middle of next week. Temperatures will begin to trend back into the mid 80s as slightly sunnier and drier conditions set up again.

TRACKING THE TROPICS

Hurricane Imelda is now a post-tropical low over the North Atlantic. The National Hurricane Center issued the last advisory as of 11 a.m. EDT Thursday. It was absorbed into the same cold front that absorbed Humberto earlier this week.

Elsewhere in the Atlantic basin, the National Hurricane Center is monitoring two tropical waves for further development.

The first tropical wave is located just off of the east coast of Florida. This is the same system that will help to enhance our local rain chances this weekend.

It currently has a low (10%) chance of developing into a tropical depression or tropical storm over the next 5-7 days. The main concern from this system will be heavy rain for the southeastern U.S.

A second tropical wave is currently located over western Africa. It is forecast to move off of the coast over the next couple of days. This system has a low (30%) chance of developing into a tropical depression or tropical storm over the next 5-7 days.

The environment will support slow organization and development as the system moves westward toward the Caribbean Sea. This system poses no threat to the U.S. at this time.