Regional Weather Updates
Dry Fronts Bring Comfortable Conditions Before Humidity And Storms Return Next Week
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A dry front is bringing lower humidity and more comfortable conditions to Louisiana, Mississippi and Alabama through the weekend, although daytime highs remain warm; sunshine and generally dry weather are expected before humidity and rain chances rise again next week. Tropical systems Fay and a disturbance in the eastern Atlantic are being monitored, but forecasters see no threat to the Gulf or United States in the coming days. The Black Hills are expected to stay dry and warm through Saturday, with thunderstorms returning Sunday and possibly continuing into Monday before cooler, breezier weather arrives early next week. Maryland is forecast to turn increasingly warm and dry, with highs rising from the 60s Thursday to around 80 by Wednesday, after a Coastal Flood Warning for parts of the state expires at 10 a.m. Thursday.
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WVUE reported that the dry front moving through southeast Louisiana and the Mississippi coast was shifting winds northerly; along coastal waters, winds were expected to strengthen to around 15 knots and seas to build into Thursday. Boaters were also warned that isolated storms ahead of the front could produce brief, strong, erratic gusts.
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WAFB said Major Hurricane Polo had been upgraded to Category 5, with maximum winds around 160 mph. The station also noted that moisture associated with Polo could influence the local weather pattern and bring rain chances back next week.
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In the New Orleans area, lows were expected to fall well into the 60s north of Lake Pontchartrain from Friday through the weekend, while a few locations south of the lake could reach about 70 degrees.
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The Black Hills forecast included possible fog or low clouds on the plains overnight and Saturday morning, with a small chance of drizzle early Friday and a possible isolated shower south of the Black Hills late Friday.
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For southeast Louisiana, WVUE forecast that moisture would begin returning late in the weekend, pushing heat-index values back into the upper 90s by Sunday and bringing rain chances to about 30 percent by Tuesday night.
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