7 DAY FORECAST, ST. JOHN’S

CINDY SAYS:

The third named storm of the Atlantic Hurricane season is fast approaching. The category 2 storm that sat off Cape Hatteras Wednesday morning continues to weaken as it moves over colder water. Despite the weakening, we can expect heavy rain bands and strong wind gusts on Thursday. Rainfall totals could reach 70 mm in localized thunderstorms and wind gusts will range from 80 to 100 km/h. As the storm pulls east of the Avalon overnight Thursday into Friday, we can expect clearing skies and a brisk NW wind with gusts to 60 km/h. The sun will stick around as we wrap up the week. The heat returns early next week with highs in the upper twenties.