It’s an active weekend for tropical activity as Tropical Storm Cristobal developed off of the Carolina coasts and Dolly strengthened over the Northwestern Caribbean. Cristobal is expected to move up the Atlantic coast over the next few days and increase in foward speed as it weakens.
Dolly is headed for the Yucatan Peninsula as it continues on a northwestward track. The storm is expected to emerge over the southern Gulf and strengthen. Computer models at this time mostly agree on a track into Northern Mexico or Brownsville, TX on Wednesday night into Thursday. We need for the high pressure over us now to keep its intensity and Dolly will stay well to the south of here.
The last advisory has been issued on Bertha which is in the far north Atlantic and has become extratropical. Bertha has gone down in the record books as the longest lived storm in the Atlantic basin for the month of July.
As for our weather, expect one more sunny day on Monday before the rain chances return. Tuesday and Wednesday will hold a good chance of rain as moisture surges in out of the Gulf. That will provide a juicy atmosphere for daytime heating and seabreeze storms. But that moisture will be shut down toward the end of the week giving us lower rain chances.