Delmarva faces moderate coastal flooding Friday evening as we deal with residual impacts of Hurricane Erin, with warnings in effect through early Saturday. Skies will clear overnight with lows in the 50s inland and low 60s near the coast. Saturday brings sunshine and highs in the low to mid 80s, followed by rising humidity ahead of a cold front Sunday into Monday that could spark scattered showers and thunderstorms. Cooler, drier air returns by midweek, with highs in the 70s and lows in the 50s.
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Delmarva will see sunshine and mild conditions today as high pressure settles over the region, but coastal flooding concerns linger with Hurricane Erin churning offshore. A warmer weekend leads into isolated chance of showers and thunderstorms Sunday, followed by cooler, drier weather next week.
Flooding in Oak Orchard has left roads underwater and some residents preparing for conditions to get even worse.
Hurricane Erin will make its closest pass to the Mid-Atlantic today, staying several hundred miles offshore but still delivering dangerous coastal conditions to Delaware and Maryland beaches. The storm is producing tropical-storm-force winds just off the coast, creating threats of beach erosion, life-threatening rip currents, and major tidal flooding along the Delaware shoreline. Conditions will improve tonight as Erin moves northeast, with fair and pleasant weather expected Friday and Saturday before another cold front brings unsettled conditions early next week.
Hurricane Erin will pass offshore Thursday, bringing gusty winds, dangerous surf, and coastal flooding threats from Sussex County to Ocean City through early Friday.
Hurricane Erin will pass offshore this week, but its growing size is already producing dangerous waves and life-threatening rip currents along Delmarva beaches. Tropical Storm Warnings remain in effect from the coastal waters of Cape Henlopen to Chincoteague, with strong winds and minor to moderate tidal flooding expected Thursday. Conditions begin to ease by Friday as high pressure builds in.
High pressure to the north and a stalled boundary to the south will keep Delmarva cloudy, cool, and unsettled through midweek. Hurricane Erin will make its closest pass offshore Thursday, bringing dangerous rip currents, high surf, and gusty winds along the coast. Inland areas will see scattered showers and below-normal temperatures before calmer, drier weather returns late week.
From Slaughter Beach to Ocean City, residents are bracing for dangerous surf, coastal flooding, and gusty winds as Hurricane Erin churns offshore.
A stalled cold front south of Delmarva will bring sharply cooler, breezy conditions Monday, with highs only in the 70s under mostly cloudy skies with some showers possible. High pressure from the north will reinforce the cool pattern through midweek, while Hurricane Erin remains offshore but creates coastal hazards including high surf, rip currents, and possible flooding.
Delmarva will notice a big change in the weather starting Sunday night as a cold front sweeps across the region. The front is expected to pass from northwest to southeast late Sunday evening into the overnight hours, followed by a shift in winds from the southwest to the north and northeast. Low clouds are likely to form, with overnight lows dropping into the upper 60s to lower 70s by Monday morning.