Monday will be a 9 First Warning Weather Alert Day for the Tri-State due to the threat for severe storms and flash flooding.
It will be a quiet start to the day with temperatures in the upper 60s. The afternoon brings a mix of sun and clouds as the heat and humidity continue to climb. Highs will be in the upper 80s, but it will feel more like the upper 90s, so take it easy outside and stay hydrated. A couple cities could get cooled off by a couple spotty showers and storms in the afternoon, but a lot of us will be dry.
Storms become more likely late Monday night and into the overnight hours. These are the storms that have the highest threat of becoming severe. If we see a couple severe storms, damaging wind will be the main concern, but a couple pockets of hail will also be possible. The atmosphere will be loaded with moisture, so very heavy rain could also kick off a couple areas of flash flooding.
The Storm Prediction Center is also watching the Tri-State for the severe weather threat. They have placed us under their "Slight" risk for severe weather, which is a 2 of 5 on their threat level scale.
The severe threat ends overnight, but we could see a few leftover scattered showers and storms Tuesday morning. The afternoon looks drier as we get a small drop in the heat index. Highs will be in the mid 80s, making it feel like the low 90s.
Wednesday will be more comfortable. Highs will be in the low 80s with lower humidity and a mix of sun and clouds.
The sunshine takes over Thursday with mid 80s. Friday brings a few more clouds as the mid 80s continue.
In fact, we keep the mid 80s for the weekend, too! Saturday will be mostly cloudy, but the second half of the weekend brings a little more sunshine. There's also a small chance for rain at times over the weekend, but it is far from a guarantee right now.
OVERNIGHT
Partly cloudy
Near average
Low: 68
MONDAY
Partly cloudy
Spotty rain
High: 88
MONDAY NIGHT
Mostly cloudy
Strong storms
Low: 72
TUESDAY
Partly cloudy
Scattered rain/storms
High: 85
