Working with Steve for the next two Wednesdays!

Today I am working in the Weather Center at ABC6 with Steve Cascione once again, Fred is out today. I will be mainly focusing on making one last DVD of me broadcasting the weather. Things are certainly getting down to the wire but I have gained a lot of experience and everyone has been so great in helping me to get the most out of this internship.

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Now for the weather forecast...

Today the current temperature in Providence is 86°. Winds are coming out of the North/Northwest at about 7mph. It has just been a gorgeous day! The humidity is down, so we are finally seeing some relief from the heat in the RI/SE Mass area. And the weekend is looking to be about the same in terms of drier air.

Tonight, temperatures will dip into the lower 60's because of the low humidity that we are experiencing. So the night should be cooler.

Tomorrow expect a mostly cloudy day with temperatures at about 78°. The winds will start off from the Northeast in the morning and throughout the day, shift into a Southeast direction. However, the wind speeds will be light and variable throughout the day.

The next few days will be very nice and dry temperatures expected to be in the upper 70's. The cooler/drier air will bring about some relief from the humidity for most of the weekend. The humid will not start to kick in until about Sunday. When the clouds roll through later on that day so will the humidity. And to start off next week we are expected to see temperatures in the lower 80's with chances of showers and thunderstorms late Monday into Tuesday.

That's the latest from the forecast of ABC6!

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Update in the Tropics,

Tropical Depression 5 is in effect as of right now. Max sustained winds are about 30mph and the storm is moving at a very slow pace of about 12mph in the Northwest direction.

Things are not looking too favorable in terms of the storm becoming Tropical Storm Danielle. There is not exactly a clear center of circulation, and it looks as if the storm may weaken within the next day or so. However, to be on the safe side, there are still Tropical Storm advisories in effect for most of the areas of the Gulf Coast. The main concern with this Depression is the heavy rains and dangerous lightening going on with all of the squalling weather around the gulf coast. Floods are of concern over the next day or so as well associated with TD5.

So, once again we may not have a major Hurricane on our hands.. But don't forget that next weeks/2 weeks starts the real height of the season. We will be keeping an eye on TD5 as well as the other Tropical Waves to come!