Weekly forecast: hot, humid, and finally a chance of rain again.

DANGEROUSLY HOT conditions are expected Monday-Wednesday with temps in the mid to upper 90s (near 100 in some areas), and heat index values of 100-110. There is a HEAT ADVISORY in effect for Monday, but this will be extended into both Tuesday and Wednesday. Depending on how hot we get on Wednesday, an EXCESSIVE HEAT WARNING may be required.

On Tuesday, there is a 20-30% chance of an afternoon downpour, but many areas wont see a drop. By Wednesday, a drastic increase in atmospheric moisture thanks to what will be left of Beryl will result in more scattered thunderstorms especially in the evening. This risk increases further on Thursday and especially Friday (50-60%) where numerous thunderstorms will be possible. It remains uncertain just how widespread the storms will be, or where exactly they will occur, but any storm could produce significant amounts of rainfall in a short period of time (1-3" rainfall rates) and this could lead to isolated flash flooding. Right now, the severe weather risk looks fairly low but we will have to monitor that. 

It remains very humid all week, but the intense heat breaks a bit Thursday-Saturday with temps in the 80s to low 90s at most thanks to the rain chances and cloud cover. 

​Senior Forecaster Jack