Chief Meteorologist Patrick Rockey's First warning Forecast
It has been a very hot and very wet July so far. But one of those things is about to change in a big way.
A cold front will move into the region beginning late Wednesday and stick around well into next week.
Before the front arrives, Wednesday will be another hot and muggy day, with highs in the mid 90s and triple digit feels-like temperatures.
But that front will likely spark scattered storms in the late afternoon and evening. And as we often say this time of the year, "lather, rinse and repeat."
That means we can expect a decent chance for showers and storms for at least the next week. And because this is a slow-moving front, all the storms that develop along it will also be slow movers. That's the recipe for flooding.
In fact, we're at a level 2 of 4 threat for flooding downpours on Thursday.
Of course, the silver lining with the clouds and rain: sharply cooler weather. We're expecting high temperatures in the 80s for six of the next seven days. Stay tuned.
