Our 9 First Warning Weather Alert Days continue through at least Friday as the dangerous combination of heat and humidity lingers in the Tri-State. To help avoid heat-related illness, do your best to stay cool and hydrated. If you have to get some work done outside, try to get it done early in the morning or late in the evening to avoid the worst of the heat. Continue to check on your older friends, neighbors, and family members to make sure they are staying cool.
It stays warm and muggy tonight, only dropping into the mid 70s for Friday morning.
Friday will be mostly sunny, hot, and humid with low 90s. When you factor in the humidity, it will feel more like 102 in Cincinnati. Friday night, a few isolated storms could pop up in the Tri-State, but many of our cities will be dry. The storms will come with a small threat to reach severe levels. Along with the heavy rain and lightning, damaging wind will be possible.
The storms end overnight, and we are dry for Saturday morning with a lot of sunshine. In the afternoon, scattered showers and storms will move into the Tri-State with more clouds. Like Friday night, these will come with a small severe storm threat. If you stay dry long enough, highs will still be in the low 90s with a heat index just over 100. Not everyone will get hit by the rain, so don't cancel your holiday plans, just have an indoor option ready. Rain will be less likely by Saturday night for the fireworks shows, but there could still be few leftover showers around the region.
We'll also need to keep an eye on the air quality this weekend. Ozone and particulate matter have been slowly building up, and will likely become unhealthy for sensitive groups, such as people with respiratory issues. Fireworks smoke will only add to the lower air quality at times. It's another reason to take it easy outside over the holiday weekend.
Scattered showers and storms will continue for some of us Sunday, helping to lower the heat a bit. Highs will be in the upper 80s with a heat index in the upper 90s.
There will be fewer showers and storms around Monday, but about a third of the Tri-State could still be hit by some leftover rain. Highs will be down into the mid 80s, getting us back to average for early July.
We stay in the mid 80s the rest of the workweek with a mix of sun and clouds! Rain becomes a little more likely again late in the week.
OVERNIGHT
Few clouds
Very muggy
Low: 75
FRIDAY
Mostly sunny
Isolated storms late
High: 93
FRIDAY NIGHT
Partly cloudy
Isolated storms
Low: 74
4th of July
Partly cloudy
Scattered p.m. storms
High: 92
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