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High pressure will continue at the surface and aloft over the Carolinas, keeping the effects of Tropical Storm Fay suppressed to our south. We’re expecting a combination of pleasant temperatures and mostly clear to partly cloudy skies to continue at least into Thursday.

Tropical Storm Fay made landfall very early this morning near Cape Romano, Florida. Fay is going to be moving slowly northward, potentially re-emerging on the Atlantic Ocean side of the Florida Peninsula later tomorrow. What happens next will have a huge impact on our weather down the road. At this point in time, Fay’s ability to move northward into our area appears to be largely blocked by a large dome of high pressure aloft over the Mid-Atlantic states.

Fay will probably be forced westward through south Georgia. How far north Fay ultimately gets will determine the northern extent of the rain shield. There will be an increasing fetch of wind off the Atlantic Ocean, starting on Wednesday. This maritime influence in and of itself will be enough to substantially increase our cloudiness by the end of the week. With any luck, we’ll pick up some rainfall from the moist, upslope flow.

Depending on how effectively Fay gets blocked from moving north, the storm may not provide the kind of significant drought relief that it potentially could have. It’s simply too soon to be sure, since Fay or the remnants of Fay will be around for days to come.