Meteorologists: Oceana Hayden and David Nazario
•8/8/2026
Locally, our afternoon sea breeze will continue to hold the reins of our weather pattern. The tropical wave chaos that was yesterday has since passed on, leaving us with leftover moisture for today's afternoon and evening rain chances.
You can say we're in between systems right now, or in between weather players. For your Sunday, temperatures will climb to about average for most, with a few of us actually tipping into above-average territory before beneficial rains could drop your temps all over again. This is the pattern we'll have to watch over the next seven days.
Our Gulf Coast breeze will begin to make its way slowly inland between 12 pm and 2 pm. It will have to battle against a prevailing wind direction coming in from the southeast, trying to keep it bullied against our southwest coast.
What storms do get going right after this time frame will slowly push towards the northwest, dumping very heavy rainfall and possibly throwing some gusty winds at you.
We're starting to see some drier air find its way into the picture, in the right spot to help give the winds inside our thunderstorms a helpful boost.
That dry air is actually pivotal for your forecast, as we look ahead into the start of the new week and the official back-to-school period for all of our students out there.
Saharan Dust is trying to make a return, before we finally vote it off the island altogether as we move deeper into the month of August. That will also help to bring our rain chances down slightly.
We can fully plan for isolated to scattered storms during the mid-afternoon and early evening time frame, so you'll want to be prepared for some roadway/traffic delays, as well as maybe have the kiddos pack some rain gear for the return trip home as they get back in the classroom.
The combo of higher pressure overhead and some dust co-mingling with this building dome of heat will ramp our temps back into those above-average ranges from 93-95 degrees in some spots.
Finally, a look at the tropics. The Atlantic has some color on it as of the latest NHC outlook. Two yellow tags highlight two individual tropical waves that the NHC and the Weather Authority are closely monitoring.
Neither is expected to head our way, but both could develop within the next seven days. This is before either being virtually obliterated by a wall of strong wind shear or being tugged northward before getting anywhere near a major landmass.
The NHC gives them both a low vote of confidence of formation within the next week, for now, but I do believe this increases as we move forward through time.
We also fully anticipate more areas to watch as we get towards the backside of August.
Stick with the Weather Authority as we track our afternoon rains, heat, and keep an eye on what could try spinning up in the tropics.
