Forecast Last Updated at Monday, September 6, 2010 at 11:44AM

Lovely Labor Day

Today and Tuesday, the beautiful weather we have enjoyed for the past several days continues. A weak front will move through Wednesday bringing the slight chance of an afternoon shower or thundershower. After a dry/pleasant Thursday and mostly dry Friday, things get more dicey this weekend.

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Monday Hi: 74 Lo: 54 Sunny and pleasant; Fantastic Labor Day; SE wind 5-10 mph

Tuesday Hi: 77 Lo: 57 A few clouds; Still pleasant; SW wind 5-10 mph

Wednesday Hi: 77 Lo: 56 Increasing clouds; An afternoon shower or t-shower possible; NW wind 5-15 mph, gusty at higher elev's at night

Thursday Hi: 76 Lo: 55 Few clouds; Pleasant

Friday Hi: 77 Lo: 57 Increasing afternoon clouds; Maybe an afternoon or nighttime shower or t-shower

Further Out

Saturday - Mostly cloudy; Scattered showers, maybe a t-shower; High in the mid 70s; Low in the upper 50s
Sunday - Partly cloudy; Slight chance of a PM shower or t-shower; High in the mid 70s; Low in the upper 50s

Forecast Discussion

High pressure will remain in control of our weather for two more days--lots of sun with somewhat warmer temperatures. Wednesday a weak front will move through with the slight chance of an afternoon shower or t-shower. Behind this front Thursday, expect another dry/pleasant day.

As we move toward the weekend, things get a little more dicey. The front that moves through Wednesday will return as a warm front Saturday carrying moisture from Tropical Storm Hermine currently in the Bay of Campeche. Then Saturday night a front from the NW is expected to move through. The result will be a gradual increase in shower/thundershower chances late Friday and Friday night (still isolated coverage), then scattered shower/thundershower coverage Saturday. We have to leave at least a slight chance of a shower into Sunday with the front close.

The Atlantic Basin remains "tropically active"...
1. A tropical depression formed in the Bay of Campeche late yesterday. It strengthened into Tropical Storm Hermine early this morning and is headed toward the northern Mexico coast tonight.
2. The remnants of Tropical Storm Gaston are still active in the Atlantic headed toward the Leeward Islands in the Caribbean--this could strengthen back into a tropical storm during the next couple days.
3. Low pressure is moving off the African Coast today, a possible tropical system in the making over the next several days.

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