Hi there – StormTeam3 Meteorologist Alysa Carsley here – let’s have a fabulous Thursday!

More of the same today with highs in the low 90s for the afternoon. We currently have a trough that is starting to push into our inland areas this morning. It will push towards the coast through the afternoon. Isolated showers and t-storms through this evening.

If you are hoping it will help the hot afternoon temperatures, overall, not so much. If you get to see rain, then you’ll cool down for a few minutes. Outside showers, temperatures remain in the 90s. A heat advisory has been issued for 11 am to 6 pm with a heat index up to 111°. 

A cold front will slowly push through the area tomorrow. This will give us a chance of scattered storms to end the work week. Highs remain in the mid 90s ahead of the front… and behind the front, temperatures will still be in the lower 90s. No big cooldown behind the front, unfortunately. Summer will still summer through next week. The front will slowly sit to our south on Saturday with the scattered storm chance continuing. Not a weekend washout, but keep the umbrella nearby. 

THURSDAY TROPICS: Tropical Storm Erin

As of the 5 am update, Tropical Storm Erin has max sustained winds of 50 mph. No major changes the National Hurricane Centers track forecast. It is still expected to track west while strengthening into a hurricane. Erin could become a major hurricane by early next week.

High pressure is still steering Erin westward. By late in the weekend / Monday of next week, that high pressure will start to weaken and this will allow for Erin to start to turn north. A trough will also be coming off the east coast and this will help pull Erin north around the steering high as well. This will keep Erin off the East Coast.

For us, we will see indirect impacts across our coast. This is nothing new…this happens a few times a season with an offshore system. Expect an elevated risk of rip currents and rough surf. Erin is still days out from that likely recurve so we will continue to monitor its track.