Thursday afternoon weather forecast with Meteorologist Lena Maria

"Fall" begins on a toasty note, with potentially record-breaking heat lingering into the weekend. A cool front will pull in more seasonable, refreshing temperatures and drier air for next week. It also may help act as a boundary, to steer away a developing tropical system. For the latest on that, and all other happenings in the Atlantic visit the tropics tab on our website and our in-depth discussions on YouTube.