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Pleasant Week Ahead

Plenty of sunshine with passing clouds and warm temperatures expected this week

After last week's soaring temperatures and high humidity, the next seven days should be much more pleasant.

The workweek will begin with a mixture of sun and clouds throughout the day. Temperatures will reach the low-80s.

On Tuesday, partly sunny skies return as the temperature hovers around 80 degrees once again. There is a chance for spotty showers in the evening hours.

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By mid-week, the humidity will begin to climb again as the temperatures rise into the upper-80s.

The sticky and hot air will linger through Thursday, as temperatures will flirt with the 90 degrees mark. There is the chance for a strong late-afternoon thunderstorm throughout our area.

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The sun will dominate the sky on Friday with temperatures remaining in the upper-80s for the third consecutive day. The wind will gust up to 25 mph.

Clouds will cover the sky on Saturday with the chance of passing showers throughout the day. Temperatures will be in the mid-80s.

Sunday will be noticeably more comfortable as the humidity levels drastically drop. There will be plenty of sunshine throughout the day and the temperature will only reach the mid-70s.

Even though there is no current tropical storm threat to our area it is important to note that “Hurricane Season” began last Wednesday. There is a disturbance in the Caribbean that has the potential for tropical development.

According to the National Hurricane Center, “There is a medium chance, 30 percent, of this system becoming a tropical cyclone during the next 48 hours.”

The 2011 Hurricane Season is predicted to be above average. The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration is predicting the overall season to be 105-200 percent above average. This is due to the combination of a slight increase in Atlantic water temperature and a weakened La Nina.

Hurricanes need warm ocean temperatures to fuel their strength. A weak La Nina causes less wind shear over the Atlantic. This prevents storms from being torn apart as they travel across the ocean and gives them the time to strengthen into a more powerful system.

The development of tropical systems will be closely monitored and updated here throughout the summer months.

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