A few showers and an isolated thunderstorm or two will remain possible through the early evening hours before the sun goes down. Overnight, temperatures will drop into the 70s as we see mostly clear skies turn mostly cloudy by daybreak Thursday. Tomorrow afternoon will be partly cloudy to mostly sunny, and highs will be in the mid 90s. Low chances for rain remain in the forecast for Friday and Saturday as the above normal summer heat persists into the weekend. On Sunday, our chance for showers and thunderstorms will increase ahead of a cold front on Monday. The chance for rain will remain elevated through Monday and Tuesday. At this time, there is no risk for severe weather in the forecast through the wetter period expected this weekend into early next week. After the passing of the cold front on Monday, highs will run near to below normal for a couple of days before we climb back into the mid 90s by the end of next week.
On this day in weather history... In 1752, according to legend, Benjamin Franklin's infamous kite experiment took place when he attached a key to a kite string, attempting to conduct lightning during a storm. Also, on this day in 1938, an estimated F5 struck Clyde, Texas. These daily weather history statements come to us courtesy of the Southeast Regional Climate Center.
Also on today's show, an update on potential tropical activity in the Gulf, and Colorado State University has released an updated Atlantic hurricane season outlook. Finally, we'll look at a smoke plume in Nebraska in today's satellite imagery of the day, courtesy of the Cooperative Institute for Research in the Atmosphere.
