Rising heat & humidity, "feels-like" temps over 100 tomorrow
QUICK WEATHER FORECAST:
- Today: Isolated pop-up, high 88
- Tonight: Sct'd storms, low 71
- Thursday: Few storms, hot, high 94
- Friday: Stray shower, high 90
- Saturday: Clearing, nicer, high 83
- Sunday: Mostly sunny, high 79
FORECAST DISCUSSION:
Happy Wednesday!
We'll be a little bit warmer today, as our southerly flow kicks in, sending temperatures back into the upper 80s with rising humidity. It will start to feel a bit more sticky out by this afternoon. Expect partly cloudy skies throughout the day, with just an isolated shower chance this afternoon. We'll then be tracking a few scattered thunderstorms overnight.
This is the reason the Storm Prediction Center has Columbus and parts of our area under a 1-out-of-5 risk for a strong to severe storm. It is a low-end threat, mainly due to arrival timing and loss of heating.
Those storms mostly clear out Thursday morning, then we're looking at drier conditions, outside a very isolated pop-up chance into the afternoon. Thursday will be HOT! It will be near, if not our hottest day of the year, with highs in the mid 90s, but "feels-like" temps running anywhere from about 101° to 109°.
We're still hot Friday, with highs near 90, and feeling hotter. Once again, mostly dry outside of a stray shower chance.
Temps will then be much more comfortable into the weekend on the heels of a cold front. Expect highs in the lower 80s Saturday with lowering humidity, and upper 70s on Sunday.
-McKenna