Chief Meteorologist Patrick Rockey’s First Warning Forecast
The hottest stretch of summer is on the way, but so is some relief. Eventually.
A broad area of high pressure will keep us hot and mainly dry over the next few days. A stray storm or two could sneak in on Wednesday. But most of us will stay dry and all of us will be hot and muggy.
Expect high temperatures on Wednesday in the low 90s with feels-like temperatures in the low triple digits.
The heat and humidity just keep building for Thursday, Friday and Saturday.
We are expecting high temperatures in the mid-to-upper 90s with heat index values approaching 110° by Saturday.
But an approaching cold front will bring some relief beginning on the second half of the weekend.
On Sunday, we are forecasting a 50% chance for storms and high temperatures 8-10° cooler than Saturday.
And the weather gets even milder on Monday and Tuesday of next week. Under partly cloudy skies we are expecting high temperatures a few degrees cooler than normal, in the mid 80s.
