Tuesday, June 4, 2024

Strong to severe storms again possible, drop in humidity to follow

Summer has made multiple appearances this spring. However, Monday's heat came with a bit more of that summer-like humidity, aiding in the development of a scattered round of late-day storms. 

Scattered thunderstorms will once again be on the table later today as an upper-level disturbance spirals in from the plains. As mentioned previously, the lack of stronger winds aloft in the atmosphere will help keep any organized storm activity isolated. 

However, any thunderstorm that does manage to take advantage of today's high humidity and building instability will be capable of strong winds and heavy downpours. Hence why the entire region is under a level 1 of 5 Marginal Risk.

Chances remain overnight into Wednesday morning as our next cold front slides through. This will likely be in the form of a cluster or line of storms that will be weakening on approach. 

On a positive note, the rest of our Wednesday will be quiet but breezy. In even better news, this frontal passage will significantly drop humidity levels for the second half of the work week. 

Dew points will gradually drop into the 50s, then possibly into the 40s for Thursday and Friday. Highs will also be trending cooler, from the low 80s Wednesday to the mid 70s Thursday.

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