Tracking near record highs, severe storms possible Tuesday

TONIGHT: Partly cloudy and mild with lows in the upper 50s to low 60s.

TOMORROW: Breezy with increasing clouds, highs in the lower 80s. Storms developing by sunset.

EXTENDED: Tomorrow will warm up quickly and feel more humid as dew points could rise into the 60s, contributing to the increase in instability across the area. A front settled to our north will be the focal point for storm development late in the day or evening, but a capping inversion, or warm layer of air just above the surface, will limit storms from popping up for most of the day. If this cap can break, we could see all severe hazards, particularly in the vicinity of the front. The main concerns would be very large hail (golf ball to baseball size), a few strong tornadoes, and isolated damaging wind gusts between 60-70 mph. Flooding will become an issue as storms could develop and "train" along the same areas through the night as the front stays stalled on Tuesday night. 1-3" of rain will be possible near the frontal zone, particularly north of I-70. The window for supercellular storms will be between 6-10 PM before it morphs more into a mass of rain and embedded storms as the front moves slowly southeast overnight into Wednesday. Temperatures will be falling through much of Wednesday as winds shift back to the north behind the front. We'll be chilly by Thursday morning as lows start out in the low 30s with highs in the upper 50s. It will be pleasant between Friday and Saturday, but look for a cool down by the end of the weekend as an upper low brings upper winds back northwest through early next week. Sunday could make it to the 60s before rain moves in, but there will be a stark difference to next week with highs on Monday only making the lower 40s.