Nice weather for us, Florida braces for Helene

NEW ORLEANS (WGNO) – Drier air will continue to funnel in throughout the day. There is a steep cut off from the tropical moisture that is impacting Florida and the eastern states, and the airmass that we have overhead. Highs are back into the mid to upper 80s this afternoon with the help of ample sunshine.

Tonight is when we get that little “taste” of fall-like weather. Lows drop into the lower 60s across southeast Louisiana.

TROPICAL UPDATE

7 a.m. – Helene is now a Cat. 2 and still expected to undergo rapid intensification before landfall tonight. Sustained winds are at 100 mph. The storm is moving to the NNW at 12 mph.

4:00 a.m. – Helene currently has sustained winds of 90 mph and is expected to rapidly intensify before making landfall tonight. The movement of the storm is NNE at 12 mph.

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