Overview
- Hot, humid conditions will persist through Thursday with daytime highs near 90–93°F and heat-index values in the mid-90s, producing uncomfortable afternoons and warm nights.
- Nighttime conditions will stay muggy with lows around the low 70s, which can reduce overnight cooling and raise heat stress for people without air conditioning.
- A few isolated thunderstorms are possible north of the metro area in the midweek period, but storm coverage and intensity are expected to increase late Thursday into Friday.
- Forecasters warn scattered storms Thursday evening into Friday could produce damaging straight-line winds, hail, and heavy downpours that may cause brief flash flooding in localized areas.
- Periods of heavy rain Friday should cool daytime temperatures into the upper 70s, and the region is forecast to settle to milder, drier conditions with highs in the mid-80s by the weekend with morning fog possible.