FIRST ALERT WEATHER: Gorgeous weekend ahead

Good Saturday morning! If you haven’t stepped outside yet, the air is crisp with low humidity. Temperatures have fallen into the upper 50s to low 60s across the region with a few upper level clouds. Winds will remain calm and variable through the day as high pressure sits above us.

This will provide mostly sunny skies and mild temperatures in the mid to upper 80s this afternoon. Despite the lack of heat, the UV index will top out at a 10 this weekend, so make sure you’re wearing sunscreen or something to shade your face. Your burn time is only 15-20 minutes.

Overnight we’ll drop to the mid 60s under mostly clear skies which will lead to more sunshine into Sunday. Highs will be warmer near 90. Cloud cover will increase through the afternoon and evening as the next system starts to move into the Ozarks. A few showers and storms will be possible north of I-44, but they will remain widely scattered. Higher rain chances await overnight into Monday.

There is a severe risk to our west during this time, and while I think we could see some strong winds, I also believe the instability is unimpressive. Temperatures Monday through Tuesday will remain limited to the lower 80s due to clouds and rain. Our highest chances will be Monday morning and afternoon with chances tapering off into Tuesday morning to our southeast counties. There will be dry time in between and the second half of Tuesday is looking dry.

A warming trend kicks in mid to late week with highs in the upper 80s to low 90s, but the humidity doesn’t seem over the top. Excessive heat will be marginal at best and will likely remain to our southern counties thanks to the remnants of Hurricane Beryl increasing the moisture levels.

While some models are displaying scattered showers for much of the week, I think we’ll stay dry as the overall lifting mechanism seems pretty weak and the atmosphere isn’t overly moist. If anything pops up, it would likely remain to the south where the aforementioned moisture increase is lined up. Long range models are forecasting much more heat and humidity into the following week, so enjoy the cooler air while you still can.

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