Overview
- Overnight showers with a few rumbles of thunder gave way to tapering rain Friday morning, with temperatures falling into the 40s by afternoon in parts of the Mid-Atlantic.
- Gusts ramped up with the change, including inland 10–20 mph winds and coastal and marine gusts near 25–30 knots, which also heighten fire danger in dry areas.
- High pressure settles in for a dry weekend with cooler highs Saturday and a modest warm-up Sunday under more sunshine.
- In Southeast Louisiana, a Dense Fog Advisory for the Friday morning commute cut visibility below a quarter mile before near-record warmth returned.
- Forecast models now lean toward more widespread rain early next week, though forecasters still caution that the exact timing and amounts could shift.