Tracking increasing heat and humidity, limited rain chances
TONIGHT: Mostly clear, muggy, and mild with lows in the upper 60s. Showers diminish by sunset.
TOMORROW: Partly sunny with isolated showers and storms possible. Highs in the upper 80s, heat index in the lower 90s.
EXTENDED: Tomorrow will be a touch warmer, with the better forcing for a few storms centered more to our east. Most of us stay dry, but with dew points in the upper 60s, it will likely feel like the low 90s for some by late afternoon. Thursday looks similar, with an afternoon chance for a pop-up storm and temperatures near 90 for a high. Humidity sends the heat index up to about 94-95 on Thursday. Friday looks to be the hottest day of the week, but there's potential for a wrench in the forecast. I'm tracking a cold front that will move through Friday night into Saturday, but ahead of that, a storm complex could dive in from the northwest if it materializes and/or holds together. That could limit temperatures depending on the timing, but right now it looks like the better chance for that to move in would be toward late Friday afternoon into the evening. If it holds off, we'll see highs in the low 90s with a heat index between 97-99. Weather Alert Day criteria is 100 degrees for the heat index. If it moves in sooner, we could end up with more cloud cover that would keep us out of that zone. We should have a better handle on that in the next day or so, as those storm complexes can really muddy up a forecast with little notice. Behind the cold front, we're a few degrees cooler for the weekend but still manage the upper 80s with lower humidity. So while it will be hot, it won't be as uncomfortable. Next week starts off dry with temperatures a few degrees above average.
