Chief Meteorologist Patrick Rockey's First Warning Forecast
While much of the country is sweltering in dangerous heat and humidity, our July weather has really not been that extreme. And there is some relief in sight!
But over the next few days, we will be sweltering. Expect high temperatures on Wednesday, Thursday and Friday in the lower 90s and heat index values between 100° and 105°.
With so much heat and humidity in the atmosphere, it doesn’t take that much to spark thunderstorms. And we do expect to see some strong-to-severe storms on Wednesday.
Our entire region is under a Level One severe storm threat and our biggest concerns will be damaging, straight-line wind gusts and flooding downpours.
Thursday will likely bring more storms. But we may get a break from the soggy weather on Friday as a cold front helps usher in milder weather for the weekend.
We aren’t talking about fall temperatures just yet. But we are looking at highs in the mid 80s on Saturday and Sunday which is a few degrees below normal. And you will notice a drop in humidity levels as well.
To top it off, our weekend storm chances are fairly low. We are giving it about a 20% chance for a stray shower or a storm on Saturday and Sunday. And up to a 30% chance as we head back to work on Monday. Stay tuned.
