Some Showers for Fourth of July Fireworks

Happy Fourth of July The long holiday weekend is here but unfortunately the weather won t be picture perfect for your outdoor holiday plans With that mentioned there won t be any washouts in the forecast this weekend but rounds of showers and storms are still expected During the day this Friday expect passing showers and embedded downpours and thunderstorms The highest rain chances will be from late-morning through the mid-afternoon before tapering off somewhat by the evening Otherwise it will be very warm and humid with highs in the upper s Skies will be generally cloudy but there will still be several pockets of sunshine especially early in the day Now to the all-important fireworks forecast for this evening it s unlikely it will be perfectly dry for everyone With that reported a great number of areas should be dry with only isolated passing showers across the area Given this selected fireworks shows could be impacted but for multiple areas it should be fine For the rest of the holiday weekend we will notice selected gradual changes to our weather pattern The amount of sunshine we see will gradually increase meaning more blue skies are forecast by Sunday This also means more dry time and fewer showers and storms are expected It won t be totally dry Saturday and Sunday however with both days featuring scattered showers and storms especially midday Highs will be hotter generally reaching the low s As far as rainfall totals are concerned a widespread - inches is forecast with isolated higher amounts By next week the typical summertime pattern will return with a sparse morning showers followed by afternoon inland storms Overall it will be hotter drier and brighter during this time frame Tropical update The National Hurricane Center continues to watch an area off the Southeast U S coast for promising tropical or subtropical advance A weak area of low pressure has now formed off the coast of Jacksonville and is forecast to meander over the region over the next day or two before moving onshore and over the Carolinas by the end of the weekend There is a chance that a tropical depression develops but regardless of advancement bands of heavy rain and gusty winds are forecast for parts of the Southeast