FORECAST: Fair conditions stick around until Hurricane Ian brings rain, wind to Carolinas

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• Calm and mild temperatures will stay in place for a couple more days with highs in the 70s.

• Hurricane Ian, a powerful Category 3 storm in The Gulf, continues to intensify and is moving toward Sarasota, Florida.

• The Hurricane Center reported the track a little farther to the east with the storm making landfall late Wednesday.

• Guidance suggests Ian will cross over the Florida Peninsula back into the Atlantic Ocean before moving west to the East Coast.

• It is unclear where the potential for a second landfall will be.

• In our area, the rain will start Friday afternoon and continue into Saturday and later that night.

• Gusty winds combined with that heavy rain could lead to some power outages.

READ MORE: Tracking Ian: Will it impact the Carolinas?

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