FORECAST: Saturday will bring sunny skies and cool temps
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FORECAST:
Sunday morning is expected to start off close to the 60s. A cold front is also expected to move through that may spark a few showers or thunderstorms.
Monday will take us back to the low 80s and we are expected to reach the mid-70s on Tuesday and Wednesday.
Thursday is expected to be in the low 70s.
Hurricane Ian is headed toward the Gulf of Mexico and is strengthening rapidly. It is forecast to become a hurricane by Sunday night and has the potential to become a category 4 storm by Tuesday.
It is still too early for specifics but as of now, the storm is projected to reach the Florida panhandle late in the week and could impact the Carolinas on Friday.
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