Fall weather is here! And it’s not only because of Hurricane Ian, said a NWS meteorologist

Hurricane Ian is currently making its way up the eastern seaboard and is predicted to land heavy winds, rain and cooler temperatures in the Myrtle Beach area during the later parts of this week.

While Ian is the reason that the Grand Strand has been experiencing temperatures in high 60s and low 70s this week, the fall weather is actually predicted to remain even after the tropical storm is gone, according to Ian Boatman, a meteorologist with the National Weather Service in Wilmington, North Carolina.

“There’s actually a center of high pressure that’s over the northeast right now that is interacting with the hurricane in interesting ways and the high pressure in and of itself is why we have cooler temperatures today and tomorrow,” Boatman said. “So for right now, we are stuck in some pretty stout winds from the northeast and that northeasterly wind is ushering in cooler, drier air for our neck of the woods and that’s why you’re having cooler temperatures from yesterday, today and tomorrow.”

Boatman said that rain unrelated to Hurricane Ian is expected in the Myrtle Beach area next week.

“That will keep our temperatures on the lower side. More like seasonal, going into the beginning of October. So we’ll have highs in the mid to upper 70s going into next week and when the tropical stuff leaves, you’ll have lows in the lower 60s that eventually transition into the upper 50s by beginning to the middle of next week,” Boatman said.

In short, when this week’s tropical storm has subsided, rain is predicted to persist, but will make way for cooler temperatures that Myrtle Beach area autumn-lovers can enjoy amid pumpkin carving and other fun fall festivities.