Monday Midday Weather Update: When Tropical Moisture Arrives

Llarisa Abreu has the latest forecast.

NEW ORLEANS WILL BE ABLE TOKEEP THE STREETS CLEAR OFFLOODING.AFTER GORGEOUS WEAKEN HEREIN OUR AREA, OUR WORK WEEK ISALSO OFF TO A GREAT START.LLARISA IS REPORTING FROMHOME.WHEN CAN WE EXPECTTHUNDERSTORMS?I KNOW THEY'RE IN THE FUTURE.THEY ARE IN THE FUTURE,JIM, THEY ALWAYS ARE.THE SECOND HALF OF THE WEEKWHEN WE ANTICIPATE FOR SOME OFTHE THUNDERSTORMS TO FLARE UPACROSS OUR REGION.BEFORE TODAY, EVEN TOMORROW,TILL NICE AND DRY OVER THEAREA.WEATHER PLANS, I'M TRACKINGFOR US ON THIS FINE MONDAY,GORGEOUS CONTINUES WILLCONTINUE WITH US, BUT THE HEATAND HUMIDITY WILL BE MAKINGRETURN HERE ON TUESDAY.WE HAVE CHANCE FOR 9 DEGREESBETTER -- WEATHER, IF WE HITZERO NINE THE FIRST TIME SOFAR THIS YEAR.MEANWHILE, THUNDERSTORMS AREON THE PROWL, WEDNESDAY, INTOTHURSDAY, WE'LL HAVE A LOOK ATTHAT IN JUST A MOMENT.BUT HAS BEEN SUCH GORGEOUS DAYOUT THERE.CENTER CITY, SO PRETTY WITHLIGHTS OF SUN, TEMPERATURESSITTING AT 72 DEGREES, 27 INTRENTON, WILMINGTON AT 74, MID70S ATLANTIC CITY, WILDWOODNEW JERSEY AT 73, ALLENTOWN AT71.AND IT IS NICE AND COMFORTABLEOUT IN THE POCONOS WITHTEMPERATURES IN THE 60S.IF YOU ARE ON THE BEACH, WELLPERFECT BEACH DAY IF YOU ARETHERE, UV INDEX HI, 15 MINUTESOR LESS, THAT'S ALL IT TAKES,TO GET SOME SUNBURN, SO MAKESURE TO KEEP THE SUN BLOCKHANDY TODAY, AND EVEN THROUGHTOMORROW.WATER TEMPERATURE AT THEMOMENT, 65 DEGREES.AND IF YOU FIND YOURSELF ATTHE JERSEY SHORE, WAVESBETWEEN 3 FEET IF YOU'REFURTHER SOUTH BETWEEN ONE TOTWO OUT IN DELAWARE.EVERYONE IS GOING TO CONTINUEWITH SUNSHINE THROUGHOUT THEAFTERNOON, AND BY TODAY, WESHOULD BE WARMING UP TO08 DEGREES HERE INPHILADELPHIA.SEVENTY-SEVEN AT THE SHORE.SEVENTY-FIVE UP TOWARD THEPOCONOS.NOW THAT I HAVE ' BEENMENTIONING THE UV INDEX ISHIGH TODAY, KEEP THE SUNSCREENHANDY.ALSO, WATCHING TROPICALDEPRESSION CRISTOBAL,CONTINUED TO BRING PRETTYHEAVY RAIN ACROSS PORTIONS OFLOUISIANNA.IT WILL CONTINUE TO MOVENORTH.BUT WE WILL BE TAPPING INTOSOME OF THE MOISTURE HEADEDTOWARD TUESDAY, AND WHAT DOESSTAY DRY HERE ACROSS THEREGION IT IS GOING TO BEWARMER, AND IT IS ALSO GOINGTO BE MORE MUGGY.SO TUESDAY FEELING A LOT LIKESUMMER OUT THERE WITHTEMPERATURES CLIMBING TO 87.BY WEDNESDAY, THOUGH, THIS ISTHOSE TEMPERATURES, NEAR ZERONINE HERE IN PHILADELPHIA,WITH FULL BLOWN HUMIDITYACROSS THE REGION, SO PLUSTHURSDAY LOOK FORTHUNDERSTORMS TO RETURN TO THEDRYING OUT FOR FRIDAY.BUT WE DO HAVE ANOTHER CHANCEFOR SHOWERS HERE AS WE KICKOFF THE WEEKEND.