Two more mild afternoons....

Highs today and tomorrow will remain well into the 70s across the region. Soak it in, because a big change will arrive by Friday.

A cold front will slice through Thursday night, and behind that front, much colder air will arrive. At the same time, another area of low pressure will develop and slide offshore, likely spreading some mostly light rain into the region later Friday and Friday night. Friday looks to be a cloudy day with some rain at times and Piedmont highs only in the low and mid 50s. Yikes!

It will remain chilly right on through Halloween. Highs this weekend will be in the 50s in most spots with lows well down into the 30s....maybe even a light freeze possible in some spots by Sunday or Monday morning.

Early next week, the European model wants to bring in another storm system for Monday night and Tuesday while the GFS keeps it offshore. I have leaned my forecast in the direction of the European model today.

Rina...

Rina stands a decent chance of becoming a major hurricane today, and it will likely be a pretty bad situation for the Yucatan Peninsula later this week, including Cancun and Cozumel. From there, Rina will bend to the northeast, likely in a much weaker state, and could wind up near the Florida Keys down the road.

Winter Outlook...

I am continuing to work on my Winter Outlook and will hopefully have it posted later this week....