From News 19 I meteorologist Daniel Bonds.
We're going to start off in the tropics.
We're still watching Tropical Storm Don.
It's going to kind of meander
out here over the next few days,
eventually lose its tropical characteristics.
We're also watching this area generally
in the middle of the Atlantic.
National Hurricane Center gives that.
A 30% chance of further developt
over the next seven days.
So a low chance of further development,
but certainly something we'll
continue to monitor as we contie
to move through hurricane seaso.
So far we've only had four named storms,
the latest.
Being done there and here's the list for
the Atlantic hurricane season of 2023.
Now our days continue to get a
little bit shorter, matter of f,
and minute and 14 seconds shortr
today compared to yesterday,
we will have 14 hours and 5
minutes of daylight today.
And if you're kind of looking
ahead towards some of the holid,
not necessarily a holiday per s,
but college football does
start 43 days from today.
Labor Day is 45 days away.
There's a fall equinox and Halloween.
102 days from today.
Yesterday did manage to
make it up to 96 degrees.
Probably be in that same
range this afternoon.
96 So that's the hottest we've
been so far this season.
Officially,
no rain at the Columbia
Metropolitan Airport yesterday,
although there were some showerd
thunderstorms and even a few res
of some downed trees and high w.
Down in Orangeburg County,
partly cloudy skies later this afternoon.
Can't totally rule out that opportunity
for a shower or thunderstorm,
especially as we get late in the afternoon
and during the early evening ho.
So there will be that chance for some rain,
the latest run of our forecast model.
And I will say the timing has been kind of
going back and forth with this for Saturday.
You'll notice the rain at leaste
latest thinking is it coming ina
little bit earlier in the day on Saturday,
I'll say.
Reviously,
it looked like it was going to
come in a little bit later,
so we'll continue to kind of monitor the
timing of the rain for your Saturday.
Regardless,
it does look like it's going to
be a little bit cooler over the
weekend compared to what we have been
experiencing over the past few .
As far as severe weather is
concerned for today,
that slight risk down in the
low country of South Carolina,
marginal risk for parts of the Midlands.
So a very small risk for severe
weather today.
If we were to get a stronger
severe thunderstorm,
the greatest threat would be damaging
wind gusts and once again the tt
is pretty low at this point and
looking ahead towards tomorrow,
marginal risk basically in the w
country of South Carolina for severe weather,
maybe you're lucky enough to be
heading to lake over the weeken.
My temperature is mid to upper ,
maybe Monticello Lake Watery
close to 90 degrees elsewhere wh
that opportunity for some showers and storms.
So the fourth weekend, July 202,
there will be that chance for showers
and storms both Saturday and Su.
High temperatures not quite as ,
upper 80s to near 90 degrees or maybe
going to heading towards the cot
over the weekend as of right no,
low risk for strong rip current,
so the rip current risk is low
at this point, but always.
Pay attention to what's going on
in those waters if you are going
to be heading to the coast as fr
as temperatures are concerned,
Pretty hot in Hilton Head today,
but you look ahead towards Satu,
we'll go to low 90s with opportunities for
showers and storms back here in the Midlands.
We're expecting highs nearly in
the low to mid 90s later today.
Heat index values may be topping
out right around 1:05.
We'll have that chance for shows
and storms Saturday and Sunday.
Temperatures a little cooler,
upper 80s on Monday and then wee
back into the low 90s which is
seasonable for this time of yea.
Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday.
Here's the forecast for the ups.
Small chance of rain today.
Little bit of rain possible on Saturday.
Highs in the mid 80s both Satury
and Sunday and over towards the
coastal region of South Carolin.
Mid 90s today.
Better chance of rain over the weekend.
Temperatures do decrease and thn
pretty seasonable weather next
week as we look ahead in our.
8 to 14 day temperature outlook.
This would be August 28th or
July 28th through August 3rd.
I should say warmer than normal conditions
are expected for the Palmetto s.