Delmarva is bracing for a powerful coastal storm expected to arrive late Saturday night, bringing heavy rain, strong winds, and significant coastal flooding through Monday. Sustained winds up to 40 mph and gusts near 60 mph+ along the coast, with widespread rainfall of 1 to 3 inches and higher amounts possible. The storm could lead to beach erosion, dune breaches, power outages, and dangerous coastal conditions before improving weather returns by Tuesday.
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High pressure will keep Delmarva dry and mild through the weekend, with sunshine and highs in the 70s and 80s. Conditions begin to shift by Tuesday as a cold front approaches, bringing clouds, scattered showers, and cooler air by midweek.
After a wet start Friday morning, Sussex County will see improving weather with mild temperatures and only spotty showers through early Sunday.
Delmarva will see another warm, humid day Wednesday with highs in the low to mid-80s and a high rip current risk along the coast. Can't rule out an isolated shower or storm this evening. Thursday is a Yellow Alert Day, with the potential for severe storms bringing damaging winds as a cold front approaches the region.
Delmarva will experience unseasonably warm and humid conditions through Thursday, with highs in the upper 70s to mid-80s and dew points in the 70s. Scattered showers and isolated severe storms are possible Thursday PM, with the Storm Prediction Center placing the entire peninsula under a marginal risk for damaging winds. Rainfall totals could reach 1 to 2 inches before a cold front moves through by late week.
A coastal low tracking from the Carolinas toward the Mid-Atlantic will bring periods of rain, gusty winds and cooler temperatures to Sussex County through Wednesday before high pressure returns.
High pressure moving south from eastern Canada will keep Sussex County dry with mild temperatures and light winds from late Thursday through late Saturday.
High pressure will keep Delmarva sunny and mild Sunday, with highs in the mid to upper 70s and a low rip current risk. Tranquil weather continues through Labor Day, but rain chances increase by Thursday as a cold front approaches.
High pressure will keep Delmarva under mostly sunny skies Sunday, with highs in the mid to upper 70s and a low rip current risk. The tranquil weather pattern will carry through Labor Day, but a chance of showers develops by Thursday as a cold front approaches.
Clear skies and comfortable temperatures will carry Delmarva through the holiday weekend, with mostly sunny conditions expected into Labor Day. A shift in the weather pattern by midweek could bring showers, but cooler, dry air is forecast to return by next weekend.