Tonight's forecast: Scattered showers and storms

The forecast from FOX 17 Meteorologist Michael Fish: Summer heat and humidity remain in place to kick off August! We'll see temperatures in the 80s as humidity sticks around into tomorrow with dew point temperatures hovering around 70 through early Saturday! A weak area of low pressure continues to affect the area through the night and into Friday with scattered showers and storms. That means not everyone will see them. Most of West Michigan remains in a MARGINAL RISK for isolated severe storms through the rest of the night. That's a level 1 out of 5. Locally heavy downpours or gusty wind are the primary threats due to all the moisture in the atmosphere. Wildfire smoke will also plague the Great Lakes, but it should remain in the upper levels of the atmosphere keeping our air quality good to moderate here at the surface. There are indications that we may start losing the oppressive humidity this weekend (through the day on Saturday) followed by cooler temperatures next week. Make sure to stay up on later forecasts and stay alert with FOX 17 weather for your latest forecast.

TONIGHT: Mostly cloudy, warm, and muggy. A few scattered showers/storms. Some locally heavy downpours are possible. Lows in the upper 60s. Winds east at 5 to 10 mph.

FRIDAY: Partly sunny to mostly cloudy, warm, and humid with scattered showers/storms. Highs in the low/mid 80s. Winds east/northeast at 5 to 10 mph.

SATURDAY: Mostly sunny and warm, but gradually less humid though the day. Highs in the mid/upper 80s.

SUNDAY: Mostly sunny to partly cloudy. Highs in the mid 80s.

MONDAY: Partly cloudy to partly sunny with a slight chance of showers. Highs in the lower 80s.

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