NORFOLK, Va. — We had another beautiful, warm day in Hampton Roads with many places getting into the upper 70s and low 80s for the first day of November.
Overnight tonight, temperatures will be a bit cooler in the mid 50s with mostly cloudy skies, but there is a slight chance a few of us could see an isolated sprinkle or shower in the early morning hours.
There was a small chance our dry streak would come to an end today but at Norfolk International Airport, we have now gone 30 days without measurable precipitation, and we will most likely break our longest streak on record, surpassing 33 days.
The updated US Drought Monitor was released Thursday morning, and much of Hampton Roads is now under "Moderate Drought".
Heading into the weekend, temperatures cool into the mid 60s, with a fairly cloudy start to our Saturday. Theres a slight chance a few of us could see an early morning shower or sprinkle, but most of us will stay dry.
Heading into the afternoon, we'll see the sun start to poke out a bit more, making way for a nice fall day.
For Sunday, we start off the day with plenty of sunshine, but will continue to be cool, similar to Saturday.
But another warmup is on the way after the weekend. Temperatures rise back up into the lower 70s for Monday, and by Election Day, we'll warm back up to the middle 70s and sunshine will continue. So, no worries about the weather as you go to the polls.
By Wednesday, we're well above average and pushing 80 degrees.
In the Tropics...
We are tracking three areas in the tropics.
There are two are in or around the Caribbean, and one is far off in the north-central Atlantic, which is no threat to the US.
The National Hurricane Center has designated an area in the south Caribbean Sea as an area to watch over the next week, with an 80% chance of development. An area of low pressure is likely to organize and develop later this weekend and into the middle of next week and could develop into a tropical cyclone.
Both the GFS (American) model and the European model develop an area of low pressure and deepen the low as it moves closer to Cuba over the next few days. The models then take the system westward, possibly into the Gulf of Mexico. There is still uncertainty with how much the system develops and where it may eventually track, so keep checking back with us for updates.
The second area is just to the north of the Dominican Republic, but only has a 10% chance of development within the next week.
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