CBS 44 Weather Authority Forecast: August 19, 2024

Mid-summer cold front responsible for Sunday evening’s severe storms has ushered in a drier airmass albeit still seasonably hot and humid. Brisk easterly wind takes over and introduces a chance of rain showers mid week. Slightly better rain chances by end of the week. Temperatures drop a couple degrees below average for “fake fall” or “false fall” readings. Temperatures more seasonal this weekend and early next week. In the tropics, after making landfall over Bermuda Saturday morning, then weakening to a Tropical Storm, Ernesto is still gaining strength as a Hurricane over the northern Atlantic waters. It will become a powerful extra-tropical cyclone. Dangerous beach conditions continue along the northeast U.S. coast and Atlantic Canada.

Matthew Crumley
@MattCBS44

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