· 2016 4th of July Holiday will go don as one of the better ones with low to moderate humidity levels, warm summery temperatures and no rain or severe thunderstorms in sight…until perhaps Thursday.

· This excellent stretch will also include an amazing buildup of temperatures in the 80s every day this work week with a an intense warm spell for mainly Wednesday and Thursday.

· Humidity levels will be sultry for Thursday where dew point temperatures in the mid 60s to almost 70 degrees will bring steamy humid conditions.

· Low to relative moderate humidity levels through Wednesday morning.

· Other-side-of-the-coin: Farmers need to irrigate and gardeners need to water profusely in drier than usual summer conditions.

TODAY: A beauty, with bright sunshine and blue skies. A high 80 to 85. Light southwest winds. (5)

TONIGHT: Clear and comfortably cool. A low in the mid to upper 50s. Light south winds. (5)

TUESDAY: A few cloud but lots of sunshine with a high near 85. Light westerly breeze. (5)

Looking further ahead…

TUESDAY NIGHT: Mostly clear. A low around 60. (4)

WEDNESDAY: Lots of sunshine with occasional high cloudiness. A high in the upper 80s to around 90. (4)

THURSDAY: Morning sun then increasing and thickening clouds with a chance for showers and thunderstorms. Warm and rather sticky. A low in the mid to upper 60s. A high near 90. (3)

FRIDAY: Partly sunny. A low in the mid 60s. A high in the mid 80s. (2)

Average lows 55 to near 60. Normal high mid 70s to near 80

(Confidence factor: 5 = Good predictability 1 = shaky modeling lowered confidence) RH/7-4

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