Chief Meteorologist Patrick Rockey’s First Warning Forecast
I sure hope you are getting out and enjoying the spectacular weather on this Tuesday, because things will be changing in a big way as we head toward the beginning of July later this week.
Wednesday is our transition day. Our winds will shift to the south sending temperatures up around 5° and humidity levels will tick up as well.
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But the heat really starts to pump in on Thursday.
We expect plenty of sunshine and high temperatures in the upper 80s and lower 90s.
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Humidity joins the party on Friday and Saturday. We expect high temperatures in the lower 90s with heat index values north of 100° both days.
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Don’t count on showers and thunderstorms to cool things off until we get to Sunday afternoon. That’s when a cold front will start to push in bringing us a 50% chance for storms.
The 50% rain chance continues for the Fourth of July on Monday. Expect some wet weather in the morning with a chance for some thunderstorms in the afternoon.
But temperatures do ease into the low-to-mid 80s, which is a little below normal for the beginning of July.