Monday, August 17, 2026

Scattered storms Tuesday evening, comfortable pattern sticks around

 A couple strong to severe storms may be possible Tuesday evening and the comfortable pattern is here to stay for a bit longer. Starting Tuesday morning, decaying showers and storms may push into the region between 6-9AM but should clear out by midday. Threat for any storms during this time is very low, and most in the region may actually stay dry.

How fast the clouds clear out will determine the severity of the storms into the late afternoon and evening. The main window for storm activity arrives after 2-3PM, continuing through the evening. The strongest storms may be capable of wind gusts around 50-60 mph along with downpours.

Overall severe risks remain limited locally, with the entire Stateline under a Level 1/5 Marginal risk for severe storms. That indicates an isolated storm or two may be able to pulse up near severe limits, but a widespread severe threat is not expected. A few showers and storms may persist into Tuesday night, but even less of a severe risk after 12AM.

Behind that weather system, afternoon high temperatures will hover in the upper 70s each day forward. This will begin a streak of sub-80 degree highs, the first 5+ day stretch since late June! As we get closer to the end of summer, 70s will become much more common than 80s, as the pattern looks to remain near or below average for much of the next couple weeks.

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