7:00 AM | **"Major" Hurricane Michael to make landfall later today in Florida's Panhandle**
Paul Dorian
6-Day NYC Forecast
Today
Clouds and patchy fog early in the day then becoming partly sunny, unseasonably warm, humid, highs near 80 degrees
Tonight
Mainly cloudy, mild, showers possible towards morning, lows in the upper 60’s
Thursday
Mainly cloudy, breezy, muggy, occasional rain and thunderstorms, some of the rain can be heavy at times, upper 70’s for afternoon highs
Thursday Night
Mainly cloudy with occasional showers and thunderstorms, some of the rain can be heavy at times, mild early, but turning cooler late, upper 50’s for late night lows
Friday
Becoming partly sunny, windy, quite cool, less humid, near 60 degrees; 40's for lows at night
Saturday
Mainly sunny, quite cool, upper 50's
Sunday
Mainly sunny, still quite cool, lower 60’s
Monday
Partly sunny, cool, chance of showers, mid-to-upper 60’s
Discussion
Hurricane Michael will make landfall later today in the Florida Panhandle as a “major” hurricane as it continues to slowly intensify in an overall favorable environment and moves over very warm waters of the Gulf of Mexico. Once landfall is reached, Hurricane Michael will become increasingly influenced by an approaching upper-level trough over the middle of the country and will turn from a northerly direction to a northeasterly track and ride up along the Southeast US coastline. Heavy rain and strong winds with hurricane-force gusts will extend from the Gulf coast to the Carolinas which is already a rain-soaked region thanks to the stalled out Hurricane Florence of last month. While the remnants of Hurricane Michael will stay southeast of the immediate I-95 corridor, there can be some heavy rain here on Thursday as an interaction with a strong cold front takes place. Following the passage of Michael, quite cool and dry weather will follow in the Mid-Atlantic for Friday, Saturday and Sunday.
Meteorologist Paul Dorian
Perspecta, Inc.
perspectaweather.com