· Stupendous Weather into this weekend with a gradual warming trend. Temperatures hit into the upper 80s to near 90 Sunday.

· Humidity increases most notably on Monday where showers and thunderstorms will start out weak, but amp up especially Tuesday and Wednesday.

· Some of the thunderstorms next week may include locally heavy rainfall. The very muggy conditions will hang around a bit as we head into the middle part of next week.

TODAY: Lots of sunshine with some high clouds at times. Pleasant. A high in the mid to upper 70s. Light northwest winds. (5)

TONIGHT: Mostly clear and partially moonlit. A low near 50. Light winds. (5)

SATURDAY: Sunny and warm. A high near 85. Light winds. (4)

Looking further ahead…

SATURDAY NIGHT: Mostly clear.A low in the mid 50s. (4)

SUNDAY: Sunshine with some high cloudiness. Warm and a bit more humid. A high 85 to 90. (3)

MONDAY: Variably cloudy warm and more muggy. Widely scattered showers and thunderstorms. A low 60 to 65. A high 80 to 85. (3)

TUESDAY: Mostly cloudy, warm and humid. Chance for mainly afternoon and evening showers and thunderstorms, some heavy. A low around 65. A high in the upper 70s. (2)

WEDNESDAY: Mostly cloudy. Cooler but still clammy or muggy. Chance for showers and thunderstorms, possibly heavy. A low 60 to 65. A high in the low 70s. (2)

THURSDAY: Morning showers with a chance for a thunderstorm, giving way to intervals of afternoon sunshine. A low in the 50s. A high in the low to mid 70s. (2)

Average lows in the mid to upper 50s. Normal high in the mid 70s to near 80

(Confidence factor: 5 = Good predictability 1 = shaky modeling lowered confidence) RH/6-21

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