Chief Meteorologist Patrick Rockey’s First Warning Forecast
The end is in sight! We have been suffering through a stretch of miserable heat and humidity for more than a month.
But back-to-back cold fronts will usher in honest to goodness cooler, less humid air.
But first, we have to get through even hotter, muggier conditions.
Tuesday will be very hot, very humid and mostly dry. Expect high temperatures in the mid 90s with heat index values near 105°!
A cooling storm is not out of the question, but also not likely.
Storm chances do go up significantly on Wednesday as the first of two cold fronts approaches the region.
Before the front arrives the mercury will climb back in the mid 90s and humidity will make it feel more like 105 to 110°.
Thursday will be 8 to 10° cooler, but it will still be pretty humid. That humidity will help fuel more storms as the second cold front arrives.
A few of the storms could be severe, producing damaging wind gusts.
But once the storms move out, some pretty spectacular weather will be moving in.
On Friday and Saturday we expect highs in the lower 80s with lower humidity values.
Temperatures will creep up a bit on Sunday, but all in all the weekend is looking pretty spectacular and pretty dry.
