Hotter, Drier Start to Workweek
The 90s streak reached its 17th straight day today and should continue into Monday.
Sunday makes 17 straight days of 90º or hotter in the Queen City, and that streak should easily continue into the start of the workweek ahead. Expect mid-to-lower 90s in the Piedmont for our Monday and Tuesday, while shower and storm chances drop back into the isolated range. High pressure should keep the storms largely at bay until Wednesday, as a weak, slow-moving cold front approaches from the northwest. Temperatures shouldn’t fall too much, but it may be enough to put Charlotte’s 90º streak in jeopardy with increased cloud and shower coverage both Wednesday and Thursday.
TROPICS: Hurricane Hanna became both the first hurricane and the first landfalling hurricane of the 2020 season yesterday evening, coming ashore in southeast Texas as a high-end Category 1 storm with 90 mph winds. While Hanna should dissipate over Mexico by Monday, it’s time to take a good look at a tropical wave in the eastern Atlantic. This storm has a 90% chance of being named Isaias over the next five days, and recent model trends suggest it could have a close encounter with the East Coast sometime in early August. We’ll keep you WeatherWise on future Isaias as it develops.
Tonight: Mostly clear. Low: 72°. Wind: Light.
Monday: Mostly sunny. Warming up. High: 94°. Wind: SW 5-10.
Monday Night: Partly cloudy and mild. Low: 72°. Wind: Light.
Tuesday: Fair skies. Isolated storm chance. High: 94°. Wind: SW 5-10.
