Chief Meteorologist Patrick Rockey’s First Warning Forecast
The unofficial kickoff of summer will feel very summer-like, with plenty of heat, some humidity and thunderstorms, especially on Memorial Day.
No day is looking like a complete washout. In fact, it looks like raindrops will be few and far between on Saturday and Sunday. But a spotty shower or thunderstorms will be possible. Expect highs both days in the low-to-mid 80s.
Memorial Day on Monday will looking like our hottest and wettest day over the next week.
A warm from will cross the region, sending temperatures into the mid-to-upper 80s. A few low 90s are even possible.
But a cold front will move in just behind the warmer air. The clash of those two air masses will raise our threat for storms. Even a few severe storms are possible Monday. Our biggest threat will be damaging wind and flooding downpours.
Behind that cold front, temperatures will be noticeably warmer through the workweek. We expect below-normal temperatures in the 70s by Thursday and Friday. Stay tuned.
