STORM WATCH: Heat-busting thunderstorms today set to cool down rest of week
Highs crash post heat wave to the lower to mid 60s from Thursday through the weekend.
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It's another scorcher ! This will be day 4 of our early season (and first) heat wave. Highs today return to the mid-90s ahead of the next round of storms. Feel like temperatures approach 100.
Thunderstorms struggle to bubble up early this afternoon but will eventually form by the evening. The greatest risk of downpours, gusts, and small hail will be after 4 p.m. despite chances for storms to fire up as early as 2pm. There is a limited/small threat for a severe storm capable of producing damaging winds. Severe thunderstorms are defined by gusts in excess of 58 mph, hail up to 1" in diameter, or a tornado. The chance for tornadoes are not present for today, but whipping winds due the drastic temperature change is present.
A front stalls over the area into Thursday and this allows a period of unsettled weather to arrive for the end of the week and weekend. Temperatures will be drastically cooler for Thursday and the weekend with highs in the lower to mid 60s. Periods of showers are likely, too. The front unfortunately lingers nearby through Monday keeping clouds and rain showers nearby. The worst of the weekend days will be Saturday with an overcast and light rain. Sunday and Monday will feature spotty showers.
