A few showers and thunderstorms will remain possible through early this evening; rain will come to an end around sunset. This weekend will be hot and sunny/mostly sunny. There are low-end chances for rain in the forecast this weekend and next week. Higher chances for rain are in the forecast towards the end of next week as a cold front moves into the area. Highs next weekend could be in the upper 80s, along with lows in the 60s.
Today in weather history... On September 11, 2001, Hurricane Erin was located around 500 miles southeast of New York City. A surging cold front helped to keep the storm from turning towards the mainland. Today's daily weather history segment comes to us courtesy of the Southeast Regional Climate Center.
Also on today's show, continued coverage of the late summer/early fall heat and the persistent drought. Additionally, our satellite imagery of the day (from the archive today), showing morning sunlight evaporating low clouds in the valleys of the Appalachians, courtesy of the Cooperative Institute for Research in the Atmosphere.
