Weakened storm menace tonight, intense warmth continues Sunday
Scorching temperatures stick with storm possibilities diminishing
It’s feeling as scorching as 100 levels within the area with elevated warmth and humidity having arrived behind a heat entrance. Some clouds, and breezes ought to proceed a bit longer towards sundown. Whereas our important extreme storm menace is Sunday afternoon and night, we are able to’t rule out a extreme storm or two trickling into the realm from the northwest late this night and into pre-dawn hours.
Overview of tonight’s circumstances
Via Tonight: Principally cloudy, very humid, with document heat mid-70s to close 80-degree low temperatures attainable. An opportunity of showers and storms ought to deal with primarily night and in a single day hours. Weaker showers and storms may proceed towards dawn however be extra spotty.
Extreme storm risk
If a pair storms flip extreme — with damaging wind gusts the most certainly menace — it’s geographically extra probably for factors north of city and earlier than midnight. Dampened spots might even see some patchy fog close to dawn.
Scorching and humid Sunday with elevated storm possibilities
Excessive climate circumstances anticipated
Tomorrow (Sunday): The mix of warmth and humidity probably creates warmth index values round 105 levels. Take it straightforward, search shade and air con if in any respect attainable. After slight bathe and storm possibilities within the morning, our consideration turns towards probably, quite a few storms growing after 2 p.m. Some may flip extreme with damaging wind gusts over 57 mph, as a potent chilly entrance approaches. Thermometer temperatures high out inside a couple of levels of 95.
Decreased storm dangers within the night
Night extreme climate threats lower with time however we might should keep watch over issues till round midnight, particularly for areas south and east of city. Pre-dawn breezes from the northwest slowly decrease humidity, additionally serving to temperatures cool to close 60 to mid-60s.
Weekend extreme storm possibilities: Greater likelihood Sunday
Outlook for the upcoming days
A chilly entrance arriving Sunday evening delivers a pleasant begin to our workweek. Forward of it, we might even see extreme storms tonight and Sunday. Let’s chronologically, first evaluation the “marginal” (1 out of 5) general extreme storm likelihood into tonight:
Storm particulars for tonight
- Remnants of a damaged squall line
- Timing: Mid-evening to round midnight
- Threats so as of probability: Damaging wind gusts over 57 mph; one or two flooding downpours; one or two weak, transient tornadoes
- Geography: North of city favored drawback zone; squall line(s) of storms drifts from our northwest to southeast and will fade with time
Subsequent, Sunday has a “slight” (2 out of 5) general extreme storm likelihood:
Storm particulars for Sunday
- What: Chilly front-induced line or two of storms
- Timing: Midafternoon till no less than late night
- Threats so as of probability: Damaging wind gusts over 57 mph; one or two flooding downpours; one or two weak, transient tornadoes; a report or two of enormous hail
- Geography: Many of the area, maybe barely favored alongside and east of I-95
