A FEW STORMS: A muggy morning start as temperatures stay in the low-to-mid 70s. Humidity continues to climb throughout the day today ahead of our thunderstorm chance in the afternoon. Highs will be in the low-to-mid 90s with heat index values near 100-degrees. A few storms will begin to develop in the mid-to-late afternoon. They could be quite strong with heavy downpours leading to localized flooding, gusty winds and small hail. There is a very low risk for severe weather in our area. On a scale of 1-to-5, we’re at a 1. Storms quiet by the middle evening hours , but cloudy skies stick around. Tomorrow morning lows in the low-70s.
DANGEROUS HEAT: We are slightly cooler Thursday afternoon with still just as high humidity. Partly cloudy skies dominate with highs in the low-90s. A thunderstorm or two can’t be ruled out. After that, our high temperatures and heat index values soar. Friday afternoon temperatures are in the upper-90s to just shy of 100-degrees. Heat index values near 105. Saturday, we hit 100-degrees with partly to mostly sunny skies. If we do hit 100 either Friday or Saturday, it will be the first time since July 7, 2012 – more than seven years. Morning lows in the mid-to-upper 70s through the weekend with Sunday afternoon temperatures in the mid-to-upper 90s. A couple thunderstorms will be possible.
STARTING NEXT WEEK: We begin a cooling trend Monday into Tuesday. Monday afternoon temperatures will be in the mid-90s with a few thunderstorms possible as a cool front approaches. Cooler air comes in by the middle part of next week, with Tuesday morning lows in the upper 60s and highs in the mid to upper 80s.
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-Meteorologist Bradon Long
