Evening Weather - August 9

COVERAGE HASBEEN NICE TO KEEPTPEEMRATURESDOWN TODAY.

MOSTAREAS STAYED INTHE 70S FOR MOSTOF THE DAY WITHMOST HIGHSEXPECTED IN THELOW 80S THISAFTERNOON.

THISCLOUD COVERAGE ISTHE DIRECT RESULTOF A WAVE OF LOWPRESSURE MOVINGEAST OVER THESTATE.

DUE TO THEWARMTH, ANDADDED MOISTURE,WE WILL SEESHOWER ANDTHUNDERSTORMACTIVITY THROUGHTHE AFTERNOON.HEAVY DOWNPOURSEMBEDDED INWIDESPREAD LIGHTTO MODERATE RAINSHOWERS WILL BETHE CASE THISAFTERNOON.

ASHEAT CONTINUES TOBUILD,THUNDERSTORMSWILL FLARE UPESPECIALLY IN THEEARLY TO MIDDLEAFTERNOON.

A FEWSTORMS COULDPUSH SEVERE LIMITSWITH DAMAGINGWIND GUSTS ANDSOME HAILPOSSIBLE.OTHERWISE, WATCHFORON PDING ONROADS AND LOWERVISIBILITIES DURINGHEAVY SHOWERS.STORMS WILL FADEOVERNIGHT WITHCLOUDS STICKINGAROUND.

ANOERTHBATCH OF STORMSWILL BE EXPECTEDPRIMARILY IN THEAFTERNOONS EACHDAY OF THE WEEK.CHANCES WILLDWINDLE AS WEAPPROACH THEWEEKEND.

HEATWILL REMAIN ABOVENORMAL FOR AWHILE, SHOWING ATLEAST 87 DEGREESON DAYS THATALLOW MORESUNSHINE.

THISHEAT WILL BREAKSOME AS WE MOVEINTO THE WEEKEND.