4Warn Weather – SATURDAY: Partly cloudy skies. A chance of showers and thunderstorms in the afternoon & evening. Some storms could be strong to severe. High: 85.
SATURDAY NIGHT: A chance of showers and thunderstorms early, decreasing clouds after midnight. Low: 67.
SUNDAY: Mix of sunshine and clouds. High: 82.
SUNDAY NIGHT: Mainly clear skies. Low: 61.
MONDAY: Mostly sunny skies. High: 81.
After a beautiful end to the week with plenty of sunshine, lower humidity and comfortable temperatures, we bring back the chances for showers and thunderstorms to start the weekend
Looking ahead into the start of the weekend on Saturday, most of the day is dry, but we are expecting a chance of showers and thunderstorms by the evening hours on Saturday and into the early part of the overnight hours. Some of these storms could be strong to severe as the cold front rolls into the region. The Storm Prediction Center has placed the entire region under a Slight Risk (2 out of 5) for severe weather on Saturday. Damaging winds and heavy rainfall will be the primary threats, but some storms could produce hail and even an isolated tornado is also possible. High temperature is rebounding back into the lower 80s by Saturday afternoon.
Any rain showers will move out before sunrise on Sunday, so we will dry things out for the end of the weekend as high pressure builds back into the region for the end of the weekend. High temperatures remaining into the lower 80s by the end of the weekend on Sunday.
A mixture of sunshine and clouds can be expected as we start next week on Monday, temperatures remaining near where we should be for the end of July heading into the lower 80s on Monday, before mostly cloudy skies can be expected and we start to warm things up once again.
High pressure builds into the region with plenty of sunshine for Tuesday before a little more cloud cover works into the region by Wednesday. High temperatures into the middle 80s on Tuesday give way to the 90s by Wednesday.
Another upper-level ridge of high pressure will build in south of the region. This will act as our heat pump, sending plenty of heat and humidity into the region from Wednesday through the end of next week. High temperatures will soar back into the 90s once again from Thursday and into next Friday, but once you factor in the humidity, we are looking at the potential for another round of heat index values into the upper 90s to possibly lower 100s.
With the region also on the edge of that upper-level ridge of high pressure, it puts us in the favorable track for chances for showers and thunderstorms as well, so we will keep those into the forecast from Thursday and into next Friday.