Saturday
Daytime
76°
Wind: NW 5-10 mph
Activity Meter: 5
Generally sunny; Warm
Overnight
59°
Wind: Light
Activity Meter: 5
Partly cloudy
Warm and Dry
Saturday, July 11 in Peaks of Otter
A great start to our weekend is in store with lots of sunshine expected and warm July like temperatures. Sunday is "almost" as nice, however a disturbance dropping down from the northwest will lead to a few isolated late day storms. Most of the daytime hours are workable, however coverage in storms should increase during the evening and early overnight. Watch out for the potential for some of the storms to be on the strong to severe side Sunday evening.
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Last updated on 07/11/20 at 6AM by Andy
Warm and Dry
Weak high pressure takes over today behind an upper trough that moved through from the west on Friday. Lots of sunshine and warm July like temperatures will make for a fantastic start to our weekend.
Sunday's weather features a little more afternoon clouds versus today as an another upper level trough begins to drop down from the northwest. I think the majority of the daytime hours are dry for most with only an isolated storm possible, however by the evening and early overnight hours, we should see a little more in the way of thunderstorm coverage as a wave of energy swings down within the upper trough. Instability will be fairly good, so the potential is there for some of the storms to be strong to severe Sunday evening.
The trough starts to pull away on Monday but still close enough to keep an isolated shower or thundershower in the forecast. High pressure starts to build on Tuesday and continues to build through the remainder of the week. The result will be increasing warmth as highs reach the upper 80s to near 90 with minimal rain chances.
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