Watch NBC Action News HD this weekend from 8-9 a.m. and at 5 p.m. & after the Olympics at 11 p.m. for the latest weather information!
The weekend is here! High pressure is dropping into the Midwest and will provide for one of the best weekends weatherwise all summer long. Highs should warm into the 80s, sunshine should be abundant, and the humidity will stay in check. Today started with very comfortable conditions with morning lows in the 50s and low 60s. Here is a look at the surface map for this afternoon.
Outside of our weather a focus this weekend will be Tropical Storm Fay which will likely strengthen into a hurricane by late this weekend or early next week. Right now the storm is producing heavy rain over Haiti and the Dominican Republic. Here is the forecast path from the National Hurricane Center from Saturday morning's forecast. Keep in mind there is a lot of uncertainty in the forecast path and anywhere in the 'cone' area of the forecast needs to monitor this storm closely.
I'll show you some unique looks at this developing storm as the weekend goes on.
Very few big events live up to the hype, but this year's Olympic games have been amazing! If you missed the Olympics last night you missed one of the greatest swimming events of all-time! Michael Phelps won his 7th gold medal of the games in dramatic fashion last night. Here is a replay of the race that was shown live on NBC!
http://www.nbcolympics.com/video/player.html?assetid=0816_hd_swb_hl_l0673
You can watch Michael go for gold medal number 8 tonight live during NBC's Olympic coverage. After the Olympics make sure to stay tuned for NBC Action News HD!
Jeremy