Thursday will be partly cloudy and warm, with highs in the low 80s. Tonight will be partly cloudy with a low near 60.
The National Hurricane Center is monitoring the low off the coast of Florida and calling it Potential Tropical Cyclone 16. This will intensify and potentially become Tropical Storm Ophelia. This system will organize and begin to lift northward tonight. Tropical Storm Warnings are in effect From North Carolina through the Virginia coastline and Chesapeake Bay. Rain will retrograde from southeast to northwest through Central Virginia Friday afternoon and Friday night, bringing areas of heavy rain and gusty winds. . Periods of rain will stay with us on Saturday, tapering to just a few showers by late Saturday evening. As far as winds go, the greatest impact will be Friday night and Saturday along the coast, with winds gusting to 35-45 mph and 25-35 mph inland. Coastal flooding will be possible this weekend. The potential for Rainfall will be a widespread 2-4", with a little less in the Western Piedmont and a little more possible along the Bay.
The Autumnal Equinox (Fall) begins early Saturday morning at 2:50 AM.
In the tropics, Hurricane Nigel is now tracking to the northeast as expected, staying well east of Bermuda. Another tropical wave just off the Cabo Verde Islands is being monitored as well.
More details are available in the CBS 6 Hurricane Tracker.
