Storm chances increase during Father's Day weekend

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Tonight features mostly cloudy skies with scattered showers and thunderstorms off and on. Though storms should remain below severe thresholds, they will be capable of locally heavy rainfall as the atmosphere is loaded with moisture for these storms to utilize and be efficient rain producers. It's an unsettled and humid night ahead with low temperatures dropping back into the mid 60s.
Saturday provides a good risk for scattered showers and thunderstorms in the afternoon with our approaching frontal boundary stalling nearby along the I-70 corridor in Ohio and Pennsylvania. The morning will be mostly quiet, but by midday, the combination of heat, humidity and our nearby front will produce downpours. There will be plenty of breaks between storms but expect to encounter a few downpours in the afternoon with highs around 80 degrees. Locally heavy rainfall will be possible once again.
Father's Day Sunday looks to provide the best risk for scattered showers and thunderstorms as an area of low pressure moves along the aforementioned stalled front north of us. This should give our region an uptick in rain chances, which will hold temperatures down into the upper 70s. Though severe weather chances with this kind of setup are pretty low overall, the threat for locally heavy rainfall will be something to watch between Friday and Monday. Any town that sees repeated downpours could see localized high water issues. This threat is expected to remain localized but storms should be efficient in producing heavy rainfall in our moisture-rich environment. The strongest storms could produce gusty wind and small hail.
Monday is another day that will be wet, particularly in the afternoon, with low pressure still close by. Scattered downpours will be a good bet and this threat along with increased cloud cover will keep high temperatures pinned down into the mid to upper 70s.
Tuesday sees that low pressure system and the stalled frontal boundary begin to exit the region. However, our area will still be in a warm and humid environment, so afternoon scattered showers and storms will still be a good bet, though more in the garden variety, with highs jumping back up to around 80 as a result of more sunshine than clouds and storms expected.
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Wednesday continues the primarily diurnal-driven scattered showers and thunderstorm chances that are typical of Appalachian summer with highs back up into the mid 80s.
Thursday sees a cold front pass during the afternoon and into the evening hours, which will provide a good bet for showers and thunderstorms once again. The air mass behind this front is cooler and should result in lower humidity for the weekend. Highs will be in the low 80s.
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Friday provides a morning sprinkle but otherwise we will see sunshine and lower humidity with highs in the upper 70s.
Looking ahead in your extended forecast, the heat and humidity will continue and that will provide the risk for more afternoon scattered showers and storms. Temperatures will remain toasty in the 80s as our summer-like pattern continues, with low 80s on Saturday and mid 80s for Sunday into Monday.
TONIGHTScattered thunderstorms. Muggy. Lows in the mid 60s.SATURDAYScattered storms. Highs around 80.FATHER'S DAYScattered storms likely. Highs in the upper 70s.MONDAYScattered storms likely. Highs in the mid 70s.TUESDAYScattered storms. Highs around 80.WEDNESDAYDrier but a few isolated to widely scattered storms. Highs in the low to mid 80s.THURSDAYScattered afternoon storms. Highs in the low 80s.FRIDAYDecreasing clouds. Lower humidity. Highs in the upper 70s.SATURDAYPartly sunny. Highs in the low 80s.SUNDAYIsolated storms. Highs in the mid 80s.MONDAYIsolated storms. Highs in the mid 80s.
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