FORECAST: Heat, humidity expected to increase over next few days
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FORECAST:
We can expect an increase in heat and humidity in Charlotte for the next few days.
A few isolated storms cannot be ruled out tonight or tomorrow, but the bigger deal will be those temperatures returning to normal numbers.
We'll be in the mid-60s tomorrow. It will also be rather muggy, with temperatures reaching the 80s.
This will set us up for a stronger storm threat on Friday.
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