THURSDAY, JULY 4, 2024 FOURTH OF JULY: HEAT ADVISORY, STORM ALERT, AIR QUALITY ALERT Partly Cloudy Risk of Showers, Storms Highs: 90-95 Heat Index: near 100-105 Winds: Southwest 5-10 mph Plan for a typical hot and humid 4th of July with a chance for mother nature's fireworks this afternoon. A Heat Advisory begins at Noon and will last until 8 p.m. Highs for the day will reach the low 90s with feels like temperatures near 100 degrees. A passing shower is possible this morning, but more widely scattered showers and thunderstorms are likely during the afternoon and evening, some with pockets of moderate to heavy rain. One or two storms could reach severe limits with damaging winds, so have a way to get alerts later today. If thunder roars, head indoors. Fortunately, most of the rain and storm activity should be over by the time the fireworks go off in the 9 p.m. hour. TONIGHT: Mostly Cloudy Lows: 75-80 Winds: Southwest 5 mph It will be a warm and muggy night with lows in the 70s. FRIDAY: HEAT ALERT Partly Sunny PM Storms Highs: 93-97 Heat Index: 100-105 Winds: Southwest 5-10 mph Plan for an even hotter and more humid day to round out the week. High temperatures will soar into the mid 90s, but with the humidity, feels-like temperatures will near 105 degrees. Additional chance for showers and storms are possible during the afternoon and early evening hours. SATURDAY: Partly Sunny Highs: 92-96 Winds: Southwest 5-10 mph It will be another very hot and very humid day with feels like temperatures nearing 105 during the afternoon. An isolated shower or storm is possible. SUNDAY: Partly to Mostly Sunny Highs: 90-95 Winds: Northwest 5-10 mph A drop in humidity is expected to round out the weekend, which will be a welcome change. It will still be hot with afternoon highs in the low to mid 90s. Download the First Alert Weather app to stay up to date with the latest forecast. |