SAVANNAH, Ga. () — Today is the start of a drier weather pattern across the Coastal Empire and Lowcountry.

Your Sunday will feature warmer temperatures and much more isolated rain chances as compared to Saturday. 

The area of low pressure responsible for the dreary conditions yesterday is beginning to pull away from our area. Gradually, clouds will break apart some and temperatures will make a run at the mid and upper 80s.

If enough sunshine pops out, there will be enough instability for a 30% or so shot at showers and a rumble of thunder or two this afternoon and evening. While the flood risk is not overly high, any downpours could cause street flooding.

Skies clear out tonight into Monday. With all the moisture from recent rainfall and the winds backing off overnight, fog cannot be ruled out around sunrise Monday morning.

Monday features hotter temperatures and isolated storm chances ahead of a cold front. This cold front will bring huge changes to the forecast in terms of temperatures and humidity.

For much of the remainder of the week, expect mornings in the 60s with afternoon high temperatures running below normal, and humidity becoming more tolerable. Rain chances will drop off to around 20% for Tuesday-onward.

In the tropics, Tropical Storm Fernand remains a weak system, located 300 miles east of Bermuda. It is expected to remain relatively weak as it moves northward.

Invest 99-L continues to move westward towards the Caribbean. The disturbance has maintained persistent thunderstorm activity. 

Hurricane Hunters may investigate this system. It has a 40% chance of developing, but faces a long road ahead of it due to a hostile environment in the Caribbean Sea. We do need to keep an eye on it long-term for any development closer to home.

There remains no tropical threats to the Coastal Empire and Lowcountry at this time.