The afternoon in Savannah, Ga, began under predominantly sunny skies with temperatures soaring into the upper 80s and low 90s.
Later in the day, cloud coverage increased, leading to the formation of a few isolated showers.
More showers are in the forecast for Friday and especially for the weekend.
A LOOK AHEAD
On Friday, expect a mix of sun and clouds, accompanied by a few passing showers, primarily during the afternoon and early evening. With rain chances at around 20%, most areas will likely remain dry.
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.
As the weekend approaches, rain is anticipated due to moisture moving in from the west and a developing disturbance in the central part of the country. Scattered showers and a few isolated storms are predicted for Saturday and Sunday.
High temperatures will settle in the lower to mid-80s. On Labor Day Monday, rain will persist, but highs could reach the mid-80s.
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 currently observing the potential for further development, with a tropical wave beginning its movement off 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.
