Current Conditions : 86F / 30C, Clear - 11:54 AM EDT Sep. 2

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Tonight as of Sep. 2 10:31 AM EDT

Friday as of Sep. 2 10:31 AM EDT

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One More Hot Day...Then Some Rain And Cooler Weather Arrive...

We're in a bit of a squeeze play right now. A cold front is tracking into the Upper Ohio Valley while powerful Category 4 Hurricane Earl is lifting north toward the North Carolina Coast. Ironically, Earl will actually act to keep us dry and sunny today. He's actually holding that front off to our west, preventing it from moving our way. As a result we'll see lots of sunshine again on this Thursday and temperatures will again heat up into the 90s. I actually think we might be a degree or two hotter this afternoon than we've been most of this week, with a high of 94 degrees. Fortunately the humidity will remain relatively low but if you're working outdoors drink lots of water and find some shade...there won't be much cloud development to block out the sun.

Marshall takes on the Buckeyes at the Horseshoe tonight. Game weather looks dry now with just a few clouds. It will be warm, with kickoff temps in the 80s dropping into the 70s by the end. Around here we're also keeping things quiet as temperatures drop to around 64 degrees.

Friday will finally feature some changes around here! That front will get enough momentum to push east and nudge Earl just off the East Coast. Clouds will increase Friday morning from that front and by the afternoon I think it's likely you'll see at least a couple hours of some rain. A rumble of thunder is a possibility too. Temperatures will top out at 86 and should cool down into the 70s in the afternoon once the rain begins. I think this front will move fast enough that most of the rain is gone by the time High School Football games kick off in the evening.

We're still looking for a nice shot of Fall weather this weekend, with high pressure building in Saturday and a nice, cool northwest flow setting up. Expect a mix of sun and clouds to kick off the weekend with a high temperature only reaching around 75 degrees. The Mountaineers and Bobcats should open their season around 70 degrees with a fair amount of cloud cover but no rain...so things are looking good for football in Athens and Morgantown. Sunday looks very nice with sun and clouds and a high of 77 degrees. What a nice weekend!

Labor Day is great too...it will get a bit warmer but that's fine since many folks will spend the day near a pool for perhaps the last time this year. We'll warm to 86 degrees as we remain dry. High pressure should hang on into Tuesday and Wednesday but as it shifts east and winds turn southerly that will lead to a return of the heat. I think we climb back to 92 on Tuesday and at least 90 Wednesday. Another front may bring another round of showers in here sometime Wednesday night or next Thursday.

Hurricane Earl is a monster with 145 mph winds right now. Fortunately those winds will stay over the ocean as he tracks about 50-75 miles east of the Outer Banks and eventually Cape Cod Friday. However, the western, weaker side of the hurricane will still pack a punch. I've drawn up an expected wind gust forecast for the beaches which you can see to your left. Note that Myrtle, Wrightsville, Carolina and Topsail will see weaker winds...perhaps some gusts to 40 to 50 mph in North Carolina. I think the weather will be worse from Surf City up through the Outer Banks to Virginia Beach. In particular I think things will be worst from Hatteras to Nags Head where gusts past 75 mph seem likely late tonight into Friday morning.