Some much welcomed scattered rain developed late in the afternoon today but it still was not enough to keep highs from reaching over 100. Morning storms offshore produced a waterspout spotted south of Marsh Island. Some great pictures of the spout were sent by a few people. The storms slowly pushed inland through the day and were slow to move because there’s not much to steer them. Winds are still light are variable and when rain develops, it quite often sits over the same place until it rains itself out. That area under the rain may get 2 inches or more while places nearby get nothing. The atmospheric setup stays with us through the weekend but a front is expected to push through Monday reinforcing dry air and high pressure next week.
We’re looking closely at this low that formed today in the Caribbean and the National Hurricane Center gives the low a 30-50% chance of forming. Right now it’s just expected to give heavy rain to Jamaica and northern Central America. We’ll have to wait and see what it does after that. If it holds together over the next few days, Hurricane Hunters may be dispatched to investigate the low. Computer models don’t strengthen the low much and takes it over to Florida. We shouldn’t be worried about it but just keeping our eyes open into next week.
Close to home, it just stays hot with few rain chances through next weekend.