Chief Meteorologist Patrick Rockey’s First Warning Forecast
Get ready for a preview of summer over the next few days. That means we've got hot and stormy on the way.
Wednesday will be our transition day. With southerly winds, expect temperatures to climb into the mid 80s under partly cloudy skies. While we're not expecting July-type mugginess, you will notice humidity increasing a bit.
And the heat really soars on Thursday, ahead of an approaching cold front. Some of us will even hit the 90 degree mark before that cold front moves in.
That cold front will bring a line of showers and storms as we head into the late afternoon and evening hours.
A few of the storms could be severe. The northern half of our region is under a Level 1 severe storm threat from the Storm Prediction Center.
A second cold front will move in behind the first and linger into the weekend. Temperatures will be lower, but our storm chances will stay higher, especially on Saturday.
And it looks like our chances for afternoon storms will linger into next week.
