First Alert Weather Day: Rain, strong storms possible for the start of the week

CHARLOTTE, N.C. (WBTV) – With a stalled frontal boundary in the area, the next two days will feature more downpours, especially for the afternoon and evening hours.

Early week: Tropically humid, more big downpours
Late week: Sunshine, pleasant temps, low humidity
Idalia: Florida bracing for major hurricane

First Alert Weather Day; Tropically humid with clouds & enough sunshine to push #CLT & much of the @wbtv_news area into the 80s. More downpours likely, especially later in the day. #NCwx #SCwx #CLTwx pic.twitter.com/MPO7f7i4Xt
— Al Conklin WBTV (@AlConklin) August 28, 2023

In the meantime, while today and Tuesday will be tropically humid, both days will be cooler than it was over the weekend with highs backing down to the mid to upper 80s. In between, showers and storms may be slow to die down tonight with lows in the muggy 70s.

Wednesday will still bring a few thunderstorms, but the coverage is likely to be lower than early in the week. Highs Wednesday will back down to near 80 degrees.

Tropical Storm Idalia will become a hurricane later today as it tracks into the southeast Gulf of Mexico. In time, the storm is forecast to strengthen to a category three – major hurricane – with an expected landfall on Florida’s west coast on Wednesday. From there. Idalia will track well south/east of the Charlotte area, so impacts locally will be minimal, if at all.

First Alert: Latest track on Tropical Storm #Idalia. Should track well east of #CLT & have minimal impact on the @wbtv_news area. Will bring a tough blow to Florida, however, as it is now forecast to be a major #hurricane at landfall Wednesday. #NCwx #SCwx #CLTwx pic.twitter.com/JS0tGSRLfy
— Al Conklin WBTV (@AlConklin) August 28, 2023

On the flip side, behind Idalia, much drier air will filter in, making for very comfortable conditions for Thursday, Friday and the start of the upcoming holiday weekend.

The high Thursday will be in the upper 70s followed by nighttime lows in the 50s. Low to middle 80s are forecast for Friday and Saturday with sunshine dominating.

First Alert: The active thunderstorm pattern that kicked in around #CLT & the @wbtv_news ara over the weekend will hold for a couple f more days. Some storms will be strong, so damaging wind gusts & flooding downpours are possible. Much better late-week! #NCwx #SCwx #CLTwx pic.twitter.com/EPaZqLUgAC
— Al Conklin WBTV (@AlConklin) August 28, 2023

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Hope you have a great week!

Chief Meteorologist Al Conklin

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