We’re back in the 90s on Thursday as we get a brief lull in between disturbances, but showers and thunderstorms will return in the afternoon and evening as a slug of moisture from what we expect will be the remnants of Tropical Storm Arthur, which was christened earlier today, There will be a risk for a storm or two to produce some damaging wind gusts, but the overall severe weather threat this far to the east is fairly marginal. Will keep an eye out, though.

Friday & the weekend: A few storms from time to time

Unsettled conditions continue Friday as Arthur’s remnant low departs and a cold front approaches the area. Periods of showers and thunderstorms will be possible throughout the day, tapering as we get into Friday evening. After a muggy mid-70s start, temperatures should head into the upper 80s to near 90°, especially where breaks in the rain last longer.

Things turn a bit quieter (and warmer) for the weekend. Overall, we can expect lows in the low to mid-70s each morning, with highs peaking in the low to mid-90s in the afternoon. Dewpoints mixing out into the upper 60s away from the coast and ahead of the seabreeze will keep heat indices generally in check. A stray thunderstorm is possible with the inland penetration of the seabreeze Saturday. It’s looking even quieter for Sunday, with the risk for a stray storm just too low to mention (at least right now).

First named storm of the season forms

As hinted to earlier, Tropical Storm Arthur — the first named storm of the 2026 hurricane season — has developed. It’s a weird specimen, with much of its thunderstorm activity shunted offshore. Still, its circulation will pump a good bit of moisture into the South over the next couple days, perhaps increasing the flash flood threat across MS, AL, and GA along with the aforementioned tornado threatt. We’ll get a whiff of that moisture but it looks like the heavier stuff stays to the southwest. We need the rain, but not all at once! Aside from Arthur, the tropics are quiet, generally as one would expect in mid-June.

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