WILMINGTON, N.C. (WECT) – Stay cool! the week ahead ought to have daily high temperatures in the 86 to 94 range and heat index values in the 96 to 104 range, which is just about “on the nose” for midsummer. In this time, your First Alert Forecast features medium daily chances for locally heavy showers and storms; trust your WECT Weather App for interactive radar and precipitation and lightning alerts to help you execute your plans.
While new tropical storm development is not likely in the Atlantic Basin this week, the National Hurricane Center has identified a low probability development zone over and adjacent to Florida similar to the one that gave life to Tropical Storm Chantal a little over one week ago. For now, however, the Gulf side of Florida seems a bit more favorable than the Atlantic side. Your First Alert Weather Team will monitor each step in any case!
The rip current risk will likely hover in the low to moderate realm in the week ahead…