Afternoon Clouds, A Few Storms

Some high cloudines this morning, is making for a beautiful & colorful sunrise. It's a warm and muggy start to the day with temperatures already approaching the 80° mark. We'll continue to see the clouds bubble up this afternoon with a few storms popping along the breeze. Hopefully, you'll be one of the lucky ones to see the rain since temperatures will be on the hot side in the low to mid 90s with heat indices in the low 100's. In the tropics we are monitoring an area of disturbed weather just east of the Lesser Antilles. The National Hurricane Center is giving this system a high chance (90%) of development, as conditions will become a bit more conducive. So, by later today, we could have our 5th Tropical Depression or Tropical Storm, which would be named Emily. The model plots this morning are in agreement, taking this system over Hispaniola and near the Bahamas by the end of the week. There's still a lot of uncertainty in the track of this system and should be watched closely over the next few days.
-KM