Great weather for Friday night football, and a cold front is coming this weekend

WBBJ 7 Forecast Update:

WBBJ 7 Forecast Update:

We dipped below 50 degrees in Jackson this morning for the first time since May 4th (over 4 months ago) but we warmed up nicely this afternoon. The weather will be perfect for tonight’s soccer games! There’s a cold front on the way this weekend but it doesn’t look that impressive and rain chances are low. We’ll have the full weekend forecast and a detailed look at the final week of summer below.

Tonight:

Friday was another great day with another round of perfect Friday Night Football weather across the region. It won’t be too hot, nor too cold and rain seems to stay away between now and the weekend. We saw sunny skies with highs reaching the low and mid 80s again. Friday night lows will drop into the upper 50s or low 60s and temperatures will be around 65-70 degrees for football games. Winds will continue to blow from the north but should be light or calm overnight.

weekend:

The weekend forecast is where things start to get a little tricky. It looks like there’s another cold front on the way but it doesn’t look like a really impressive system. The clouds are looking to rebuild some on Saturday and some shower activity looks possible late Saturday but there’s not a lot of confidence on that front leading to much rain so far or the timing of the system.

The winds will emerge from the north on Saturday and return to the northwest behind the next front on Sunday. We should see more clouds than the sun on Saturday than on Sunday depending on the timing of the front. Highs will reach the low to mid 80s on Saturday and the upper 70s or low 80s on Sunday, depending on the timing and strength of the weekend system. Weekend mornings will start in the upper 50s or around 60 degrees.

next week:

Highs in the last week of summer look to remain close to normal in the mid 80s and rain chances look very slim for the first half of the week. We could see some rain midweek but the chances of significant rain are very low. Winds will remain out of the north on Monday before slowly returning to the east and then southeast by midweek. The week is expected to start with plenty of sunshine but some clouds may try to return as moisture increases from the southerly winds on Wednesday and towards the back half of the work week. Morning lows will hang around 60 degrees as well. Fall officially begins next weekend on Saturday.

Latest in the tropics:

Active Systems:
The National Hurricane Center is issuing advisories on Hurricane 
Lee, located several hundred miles south-southeast of the New 
England states, on Tropical Storm Margot, located over the central 
subtropical Atlantic, and on newly formed Tropical Depression 
Fifteen, located over the central tropical Atlantic.

1. Eastern Tropical Atlantic: A tropical wave is forecast to move off the 
west coast of Africa by midweek. Some gradual development of this system is 
possible thereafter while the system moves westward across the eastern tropical 
Atlantic. 
Formation chance through 48 hours...low...near 0 percent. 
Formation chance through 7 days...low...20 percent.

 
TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS EXPECTED TO OCCUR THIS EVENING IN
SOUTHEASTERN NEW ENGLAND.
LOCATION...37.9N 66.7W
ABOUT 490 MI...790 KM SSW OF HALIFAX NOVA SCOTIA
ABOUT 290 MI...465 KM SE OF NANTUCKET MASSACHUSETTS
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS...80 MPH...130 KM/H
PRESENT MOVEMENT...N OR 10 DEGREES AT 20 MPH...31 KM/H
MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE...965 MB...28.50 INCHES
A Hurricane Watch is in effect for...
* New Brunswick from the U.S./Canada border to Point Lepreau,
including Grand Manan Island
* Nova Scotia from Digby to Ecum Secum

A Tropical Storm Warning is in effect for...
* Westport Massachusetts northward to the U.S./Canada border
* Martha's Vineyard
* Nantucket
* New Brunswick from the U.S./Canada border to Fort Lawrence,
including Grand Manan Island
* New Brunswick from Shediac to Tidnish
* Nova Scotia from Fort Lawrence to Point Tupper

A Tropical Storm Watch is in effect for...
* Prince Edward Island
* Magdalen Islands
* New Brunswick from Belledune to Shediac
* Nova Scotia from Tidnish to Aulds Cove
* Nova Scotia from Aulds Cove to Meat Cove to Point Tupper
Final thought:
Another cold front will come through this weekend but it looks like a mostly dry front and temperatures will only drop a few degrees.  Warmer weather is expected to return in the last week of summer and rain chances will remain low in the forecast.  The tropics are still hot and several hurricanes will attempt to threaten the United States over the next two weeks.  We’ve got you covered at the WBBJ 7 Storm Team Weather Center as always.
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Storm meteorologist team leader
Joel Barnes
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