Our rain chances will go above normal over the next several days as high pressure retreats back to the west. In addition, deeper tropical moisture will begin to build into the region. Most storms will be produced by daytime heating most days, while a few upper disturbances may roll in from the north and east, further enhancing our rain chances. This pattern will likely persist into the weekend…perhaps beyond.Â
Meanwhile, in the tropics there is plenty of tropical moisture pooling in the western Caribbean with a surge of this moisture expected to push into the Gulf. This moisture could add more fuel for scattered showers and storms later this week and into the weekend. Much farther to the east Tropical Depression #4 formed south of the Cape Verde Islands. Current indications are that this system will become a tropical storm (Debby) and will continue to move to the west-northwest. Too early to tell whether this system will be a player in our part of the hemisphere, but first blush would keep this as an Atlantic system.  Â
Rob Perillo