First Alert Weather: Hot week ahead with Erin in the tropics
A few showers and storms will develop inland through Monday evening, then skies become mostly clear.
A few afternoon showers and storms will form Tuesday and Wednesday with highs 90-95.
Hot with only isolated storms Thursday & Friday into the upcoming week. Highs each day will be in the 90s.
INTERACTIVE RADAR: Keep track of the rain as it moves through your neighborhood
Tropics
Tropical Storm Erin formed this Monday morning. Erin should rather quickly become a hurricane while moving steadily west. Early indications are for a pretty sharp turn north once over the SW Atlantic. If accurate, Erin would then stay east of Florida next week. Things could change, though!
A couple of disturbances over the North Atlantic have little chance to develop significantly.
A weak area of low pressure over the Northern Gulf should soon move inland.
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First Alert 7-Day Forecast
TONIGHT: Widely scattered inland showers & storms early then becoming mostly clear. Low: 75
TUESDAY: Partly cloudy… a few afternoon showers & storms. High: 92
TUESDAY NIGHT: A shower or storm early… partly cloudy. Low: 75
WEDNESDAY: Partly sunny with a few afternoon storms. High: 95
THURSDAY: Partly sunny, isolated afternoon t'storm. 74/95
FRIDAY: Partly sunny with an isolated afternoon t'storm. 75/96
SATURDAY: Partly sunny with an isolated afternoon t'storm. 75/94
SUNDAY: Partly sunny with an isolated afternoon t'storm. 76/92
MONDAY: Partly sunny with an isolated afternoon t'storm. 75/93
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