Chief Meteorologist Patrick Rockey’s First Warning Forecast
***Heat Advisory until 8 pm Tuesday with afternoon heat index values that will reach 105 to 110.
After a scorching hot weekend, it may feel like this has been an endless summer. But there is relief on the way. We just have to get through one more steamy and stormy day.
It looks like Tuesday will be another steamy and stormy day, with an even higher risk for severe storms across the region.
We should top out in the mid-to upper 90s Tuesday afternoon with heat index values well into the triple digits.
Storms are looking likely as a cold front approaches the region.
Tuesday’s storms could produce damaging wind gusts. But some flooding downpours are also in the mix.
Behind that cold front, we get a few days of relief from the relentless heat.
Expect highs in the low-to-mid 80s on Wednesday and a few degrees warmer on Thursday.
However, it still will be on the muggy side both days.
But some lower humidity air will start to filter in on Friday and stick around for the weekend.
Friday is still looking like a hot day, with high temperatures near 90 under partly cloudy skies.
But we will enjoy plenty of sunshine, below-normal temperatures and lower humidity values for the weekend.
There is a lot to like in the forecast, after Tuesday. Stay tuned.
