Chief Meteorologist Patrick Rockey's First Warning Forecast
The weekend is almost here, and we just have to get through one more stifling and possibly stormy day before the payoff!
We are expecting a nice drop in temperatures and humidity levels for Saturday and Sunday.
But Friday will be a steamy one with high temperatures in the lower 90s and heat index values in the low triple digits.
As a cold front approaches the region, we could see a few strong-to-severe storms in the afternoon and evening hours on Friday.
The storms won’t be widespread, but a few of them could produce damaging, wind, gusts, and heavy downpours.
Behind that cold front, things are looking and will be feeling much more pleasant for the weekend.
We expect partly cloudy skies both days with highs in the mid 80s.
Sunday will be the slightly warmer day, with a high temperature of around 87°.
Will we stay dry the entire weekend? The answer is probably. A stray pop-up shower or thunderstorm is possible Saturday afternoon. But most of us should stay dry.
The mild weather continues on Monday. But then it is back to reality with increasing temperatures and humidity levels as we have through the work week.
It looks like we will end up back where we started by Thursday, with highs in the low 90s and heat index values in the triple digits. Stay tuned.
