7:00 AM | **Major Hurricane Florence headed towards the North/South Carolina border region**
Paul Dorian
6-Day Huntsville Forecast
Today
Partly sunny, very warm, humid, chance of showers and thunderstorms, highs in the upper 80’s
Tonight
Mainly cloudy, mild, muggy, patchy fog possible, lows near 70 degrees
Thursday
Partly sunny, very warm, humid, chance of showers and thunderstorms, upper 80’s for afternoon highs
Thursday Night
Partly cloudy, mild, muggy, near 70 degrees for late night lows
Friday
Mainly sunny, hot, humid, lower 90’s
Saturday
Partly sunny, hot, humid, lower 90’s
Sunday
Partly sunny, hot, humid, near 90 degrees
Monday
Partly sunny, very warm, humid, chance of showers and thunderstorm, near 90 degrees
Discussion
Florence continues to move at a pretty good clip this morning at 17 mph in a west-to-northwest direction and towards the Carolina coastline as a major (category 4) hurricane. It is likely to reach the North/South Carolina border region early Friday and slow down dramatically as it encounters blocking high pressure to the north. From this point, Florence is likely to crawl southwestward along the Carolina coastline leading to an extended period of heavy rain and strong winds for coastal sections in the Carolinas. By late in the weekend or early next week, Florence is likely to head inland in a weakened state - perhaps as far south as over Georgia – and then eventually loop back around to the east before likely finally exiting the US around the middle of next week.
Meteorologist Paul Dorian
Perspecta, Inc.
perspectaweather.com