Ike to Make Landfall After Midnight

Ike should make landfall tonight as a catergory 2 hurricane with winds of 105 mph and a storm surge of 20-25 feet. The Hydrometeorological Prediction Center is expecting up to 15 inches of total rainfall to accompany Ike near the Texas coast. The yellow shadings in the graphic below are estimates of 7-9 inches, and the blue areas bounded by the yellow areas represent totals of 13-15 inches. The remnant moisture from Ike will merge with frontal system that will move through Virginia on Monday.


Zach

Friday Forecast

We are seeing some breaks in the cloud cover across the region. Temperatures will respond by climbing into the lower 80s.

A disturbance approaching from the west will bring a chance for some rain late this afternoon and evening. The bulk of the precipitation will be to the far north. But we could pick up a few isolated storms with some heavy rainfall.

The wet weather will be out of here for the weekend. Saturday will be warmer and more humid with highs in the upper 80s.

Jennifer