Hot, Humid and Stormy Late Week

Our Extreme Heat Warning expired at 8pm this evening with highs topping out around 105 degrees, but our overnight lows remain very warm. That said, it felt so much hotter Thursday because of elevated dew points, but temperatures finally start to ease back to seasonal into the weekend. Even thought the heat starts to back off, our humidity sticks around through Friday, making it feel very sticky and muggy and giving us another chance for isolated afternoon and evening thunderstorms.

We've already seen a few brief storms over the mountains today. That potential carries into Friday with a few storms capable of potentially drifting into the deserts.

While not everyone will see rain, any storms that develops could produce brief heavy downpours, gusty winds, and lightning.

By the weekend, we'll dry out a bit as temperatures settle back to near our seasonal average, with highs closer to 109 degrees. That quieter weather pattern is expected to continue through early next week with only minimal mountain storm chances.

Looking ahead, monsoonal moisture may begin increasing again by the middle to latter part of next week, so we'll be watching for another uptick in thunderstorm chances.