Midday Weather Update: Summer Starts Saturday

Llarisa Abreu has the latest forecast.

STORY ABOUT PERSISTENCE, FREEDOMAND JOY.WELL, WE ARE JUST HOURS AWAYFROM THE OFFICIAL START OFSUMMER.AND LLARISA HAS A CHECK ON THEFORECAST.AND IT'S GOING TO BE CERTAINLYSUMMER LIKE.THAT'S FOR SURE.THAT IS FOR SURE.SUMMER IS COMING IN WITH A VEGEVENS, JIM.THIS ENTIRE WEEKEND IS GOING TOBE HOT AND STEAMY.THAT PATTERN CONTINUES WITH USAS WE KICK OFF THE FIRSTOFFICIAL WEEK OF SUMMER.SO LET'S GO AHEAD AND JUMP RIGHTIN THIS THIS FORECAST.RIGHT NOW WE ARE BEGINNING TO BESEE SOME MORE ACTIVITY ACROSSSTORMSCAN 3.WESTERN SUBURBS BEGINNING TO SEELIGHT PRECIPITATION AT THEMOMENT.BUT KEEP IN MIND WE'RE WATCHINGFOR THUNDERSTORMS.THEY'RE GOING TO BE SPOTTY INNATURE.BUT THE THREAT IS CERTAINLYTHERE.ESPECIALLY AS WE GET GOINGAND THE HEATING OF THE DAY ISGOING TO BE PREVALENT HERE TOGET THESE THUNDERSTORMS GOING.TAKE A LOOK HERE.CLOSER LOOK AT WHAT'S GOING ONJUST OUTSIDE OF THE READINGAREA.JUST A LITTLE BIT OF RAIN RIGHTNOW.NOTHING TOO OVERLY HEAVY.BUT NONETHELESS, SOME SHOWERSOUT THERE.SCATTERED IN NATURE.AS I'VE BEEP MENTIONING AND WESTILL DO HAVE THE POSSIBILITY TOSEE SOME MORE THUNDERSTORMS ASTHE DAY WEARS ON.WELL, LET'S TALK ABOUT TIMINGIN A MOMENT BUT HIGHS TODAY ARESCHEDULED TO CLIMB TO83 DEGREES.THE SHOWERS WILL BE HIT OR MISS.THUNDERSTORMS ALSO LIKELY.OTHERWISE ANTICIPATE PARTLY TOMOSTLY CLOUDY SKIES.AND IT'S MUGGY OUT THERE WITHDEWPOINTS WELL INTO THE 60'S ATTHIS HOUR.NOW LET'S TALK ABOUT TIMINGBECAUSE AT 5:00 P.M., THISPARTICULAR MODEL IS SHOWING THEPOSSIBILITY OF A DOWNPOUR OVERPHILADELPHIA.SO IF YOU HAVE ANY OUTDOORPLANS, I KNOW MANY PEOPLE AREOUT, THEY'RE ENJOYING THE SUMMERLIKE WEATHER.TO JUST MAKE SURE TO KEEP AWATCHFUL EYE TO THE SKY BECAUSEWE CAN CERTAINLY SEE A QUICKMOVING PASSING SHOWER AND MAYBEEVEN A FEW RUMBLES OF THUNDER ASTHE DAY PROGRESSES.WE ARE GOING 2 TO DRY OUT NIGHT,CHANCES DWINDLE DOWN ASTHUNDERSTORMS GET GOING WITH THEHEATING OF THE DAY.SO ONCE WE LOSE THAT WE DO LOSEA CHANCE FOR THUNDERSTORMS.HOWEVER, SATURDAY COMES AROUNDAND WE'RE STILL SEEING A VERYSIMILAR SETUP, WITH AFTERNOONTHORPS BUBBLING UP, AND THE SAMEGOES FOR SUNDAY.NOW, FOR TONIGHT, I DID LEAVETHE CHANCE FOR AN ISOLATEDSHOWER THERE.OTHERWISE ANTICIPATE AREAS OFFOG, ANOTHER VERY MILD AND MUGWRITE NIGHT WITH AN OVERNIGHTLOW OF 66 DEGREES.NOW, LET'S GO AHEAD AND TALKABOUT THE WEEKEND BECAUSE WE AREJUST HOURS AWAY.IF YOU'RE TAKING YOUR FATHER'SDAY PLANS TO THE BEACH, THIS ISWHAT YOU CAN EXPECT ON SATURDAY,HIGHS ARE SCHEDULED TO CLIMB TO79 DEGREES.WITH THUNDERSTORMS STILL AROUND.I JUST SHOWED YOU FUTUREWEATHER.WE'RE LOOKING AT A SIMILAR SETUPTO WRAP UP THE WEEKEND.SUNDAY, FATHER'S DAY GOING TO BEWARMER AND STEAMY AS HIGHS CLIMBTO 80 DOWN THE SHORE.AND WE STILL DO KEEP THAT CHANCEFOR THUNDERSTORMS THERE.EVEN INTO THE DAY ON MONDAY.I'M STILL WATCHING THE CHANCEFOR THUNDERSTORMS ALTHOUGH WESHOULD BEGIN TO DRY OUT AS ISVERY STUBBORN UPPER LEVEL LOWTHAT'S LOCATED TO OUR SOUTH,COMPLETELY FIZZLES OUT.THIS TAKE PLACE HERE ON MONDAY.NOW, LOOK AT NEXT WEEK,BECAUSE IT IS GOING TO BE HOTWITH TEMPERATURES IN THE 90'S,HERE.MONDAY THROUGH PRETTY MUCHWEDNESDAY.BUT EVEN THURSDAY OF NEXT WEEK,THE THOSE TEMPERATURES WILL BECLOSE TO 90.ALSO QUITE MUGGY AS WELL WITHAND SOME CLOUDS, JANELLE.