Dave Turley’s First Alert Weather forecast for Saturday, October 17, 2026

A cold front will move through the area this morning coldest air of the season. We’ll start with lots of clouds and a 10% chance for showers through 11am. Skies will quickly clear this afternoon and winds increase and gust over 30mph. Afternoon temps will only be in the mid 60s. Wind gusts to 35mph continue tonight into Sunday, highest along the coast. High pressure builds in later today and continues through next week. Lots of 40s tonight and Monday morning. We’ll see lots of sun next week as we watch low pressure develop off the southeast coast. The moisture looks to stay off our coast right now but high surf, seas and rip currents are likely.

Today will be mostly cloudy with a 10% chance for morning showers. Afternoon clearing with wind gusts to 35mph, highs in the mid to upper 60s.

Tonight will be clear with wind gusts 30-35mph, lows in the mid to upper 40s.

Sunday will be sunny and windy with gusts to 35mph, highs in the mid to upper 60s.

Sunday night will be clear, lows in the upper 40s.

Monday will mostly sunny, highs in the low 70s.

Monday night will be mostly clear, lows near 50.

Tuesday will be mostly sunny, highs in the mid 70s.

Tuesday night will be mostly clear, lows in the low 50s.

Wednesday will be mostly sunny, highs in the mid 70s.

Wednesday night will be mostly clear, lows in the low to mid 50s.

Thursday will be mostly sunny, highs in the mid 70s.

Thursday night will be mostly clear, lows in the upper 50s.

Friday will be mostly sunny, highs in the mid 70s.

Friday night will be mostly clear, lows in the upper 50s.

Coastal Waters Forecast: GALE WARNING in effect through Monday afternoon. Today: NW winds at 20-25 kt with gusts to 30 kt becoming N 25-30 kt with gusts 35kt. Seas: 3-4 ft building to 4-6 ft in the afternoon. Tonight: NE winds at 30-35 kt with gusts to 45 kt. Seas: 6-8 ft building to 7-9 ft after midnight.

Tropical Outlook: No tropical development expected over the next 7 days.