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Happening now: Cloudy and much cooler with periods of rain this morning into afternoon. Temperatures are fairly steady in the upper 60s to mid-70s.
What’s next? Rain looks to exit this afternoon from west to east around 2 to 5 p.m. Drying out this evening ahead of a very nice Wednesday.
Today’s daily digit — 5/10: Dreary, but the drought-weary among us will appreciate the additional rain today. | 🤚 Your call?
The digit is a somewhat subjective rating of the day’s weather, on a 0-to-10 scale.
Forecast in detail
Today (Tuesday): Cloudy and muggy as much cooler temperatures remain fairly steady in the upper 60s to mid-70s. Rain at times this morning into the afternoon, with a few pockets of thunder possible, may not exit from west to east until about 2 to 5 p.m. Some periods of moderate to heavy rain could total 0.5 to 1 inch in some areas. Winds pick up from the northwest in the afternoon at around 10 to 15 mph, lowering the humidity late in the day. Confidence: Medium
Tonight: Clearing skies this evening with temperatures near 70 and a diminishing breeze. Humidity continues to decrease as overnight lows cool to the upper 50s to mid-60s. Confidence: Medium-High
Tomorrow (Wednesday): Beautiful day with sunny skies, highs in the low to mid-80s, and low humidity (dew points in the 50s). Light winds from the north. Confidence: High 😎 Nice Day!
Tomorrow night: Mostly clear and still pretty comfortable even as humidity starts to climb a bit. Lows in the low to mid-60s. Confidence: High
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A look ahead
Thursday features partly to mostly sunny skies, highs popping back up to the mid- to upper 80s, and humidity increasing to the moderate range (dew points rising into the 60s). A couple of isolated showers or storms are possible during the afternoon into evening. Muggier Thursday night with lows in the upper 60s to near 70. Confidence: Medium
Friday and Saturday bring partly to mostly cloudy skies, highs in the mid-80s to near 90, moderate to high humidity, and potentially more widespread afternoon to evening showers and thunderstorms. Friday and Saturday night lows in the 60s to near 70. Confidence: Medium
Sunday closes out the final weekend of June with partly to mostly sunny skies, highs still in the mid-80s to near 90, and humidity in the moderate to high range. A few showers and storms remain possible, but chances are lower than Saturday. Confidence: Medium
Next week trends hotter with highs aiming for near to above 90 most days and moderate to high humidity.
