Gorgeous weather Thursday preludes another hot stretch ahead

Tonight features clearing skies with temperatures dropping down to around 60 degrees. An occasional wind gust about 15 mph will prevent fog from forming – it’ll feel great outside tonight – consider giving the AC a break!

Thursday provides plenty of sunshine and lower humidity in what will be a gorgeous day! Mostly sunny skies and high temperatures around 80 with high pressure in control will give us a break from the searing heat we’ve seen over the last several days.

Friday provides partly cloudy skies with a few isolated showers and storms in the afternoon with a stalled frontal boundary over the Shenandoah Valley with highs returning to the mid 80s. With the front located in Virginia, areas in our eastern counties will be the spots most likely to see a downpour or two, while our western counties should remain dry.

Saturday brings more heat and humidity and that will pop a few isolated to widely scattered downpours for the afternoon. Though storms will be widely scattered, they could produced locally heavy rainfall, as they won’t be moving quickly. Just as on Friday, the best chance for a storm or two will be in the mountains, with a stalled frontal boundary still draped over the Shenandoah Valley. In the meantime, it’s a hot day with high temperatures in the upper 80s.

Sunday continues to provide the risk for an isolated shower or two in the afternoon with the building heat and humidity with high temperatures around 90 degrees. Heat index values will likely be in the low to mid 90s.

Monday continues the heat and humidity trend – it’s a touch hotter even, as the mercury will flirt with 90 degrees for high temperatures and afternoon isolated showers and storms still possible.

Tuesday keeps the heat cranking with isolated to scattered thunderstorms with high temperatures near 90 degrees.

Wednesday provides a better chance for scattered showers and storms with a front pushing through with highs in the mid 80s.

Looking ahead in your extended forecast, we’ll have a few scattered showers Thursday with temperatures in the 80s. The peak of the heat will have passed but the risk for scattered showers and storms will continue. High pressure returns on Friday and brings more sunshine back into the area with highs continuing to be in the 80s and other than an isolated shower or two Saturday, we should remain pretty dry.

TONIGHT
Partly cloudy, much cooler. Lows around 60.
THURSDAY
Mostly sunny with highs around 80.
FRIDAY
Isolated showers. Highs in the mid 80s.
SATURDAY
Isolated showers. Highs in the upper 80s.
SUNDAY
Widely scattered downpours. Highs in the upper 80s.
MONDAY
Isolated storms. Highs near 90.
TUESDAY
Scattered storms. Highs in the mid 80s.
WEDNESDAY
Scattered storms. Highs in the mid 80s.
THURSDAY
Few showers early. Highs in the low to mid 80s.
FRIDAY
Partly sunny. Isolated shower. Highs in the mid 80s.
SATURDAY
Isolated showers. Highs in the mid 80s.

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