COSMO-SkyMed - L-1 Day

The weather disturbance currently bringing rain to Florida this morning will slowly move off the Atlantic coast later today, leading to showers becoming more intermittent as the day wears on. While deep moisture through the atmosphere gradually gets stripped away tonight into tomorrow, the proximity of this system coupled with robust onshore flow will still support scattered low-topped showers moving towards the coast on Thursday. Thus, the main weather concerns for launch day are lingering cumulus clouds and showers embedded in this low-level onshore flow as well as breezy conditions during liftoff. For delay day, a deep upper level trough and associated cold front will dive into the southeastern U.S., switching the low-level winds from out of the northwest. Layered moisture associated with this system suggests the potential for thick clouds as well as scattered showers embedded within lower cumulus clouds.