Rain and storms could impact plans for July 4

Weather Impact Day: Chance of rain and storms through Friday, then dry weekend

Updated: 22:26 EDT Jul 4, 2024

OKAY, WE’VE GOT OUR OWN WET WEATHER ALL DAY HERE, BUT IT’S GOING TO BE JUST IN TIME FOR THE FIREWORKS GAMES. YES, THEY ARE, BUT THE CONCERN IS, AS YOU’LL SEE OVER MY SHOULDER ON THE RADAR, WE’VE GOT SOME RAIN AND STORMS MOVING INTO THE TRI-STATE AS WE TALK HERE TONIGHT. SO THERE WE HAVE IT, ALREADY ON THE RADAR. YOU CAN SEE TO THE WEST. WE SHOULD GET SOME RENEWED DEVELOPMENT OF SHOWER AND THUNDERSTORMS. SO SOME OF THAT WEATHER IS GOING TO MOVE DOWN HERE NOW. I 74. WE’LL SEE HOW MUCH THIS CONTINUES TO GROW AND DEVELOP HERE, BUT DEFINITELY DEPENDING ON THE TIMING, I THOUGHT THESE WOULD COME SOMEWHERE AFTER EIGHT IN AND AROUND THE METRO. AND OF COURSE THERE ARE STILL FIREWORKS GOING ON A LOT OF THE PLANNED AREA TONIGHT. SO LET’S KEEP AN EYE ON THESE. HOPEFULLY THEY STAY. YOU KNOW, MOSTLY SUB-SEVERE, WHERE I’M NOT THAT WORRIED ABOUT SEVERE WEATHER TONIGHT. BUT I CAN’T RULLE OUT A SEVERE STORM EITHER. THAT BEING SAID, IT IS WARM AND STEAMY OUT OUT, SO THERE WILL BE FUEL FOR THESE SHOWERS AND STORMS AGAIN AS THEY ROLL INTO THE HEART OF THE TRI-STATE. IN THE NEXT HOUR OR SO. SO IF YOU HAVE VACATION PLANS, MORE STORMS, AND CERTAINLY THE THREAT THAT A COUPLE OF THEM COULD BE ON THE STRONG SIDE. SO WE’RE GOING TO KEEP THE THREAT OF SHOWER AND STORMS AROUND THE AREA UNTIL MOST OF THE EVENING, ESPECIALLY BEFORE MIDNIGHT. I THINK THAT’S THE BEST CHANCE. AND THEN THINGS WILL CALM DOWN A LITTLE BIT AS WE GO INTO OUR NIGHT HOURS. AS YOU SEE HERE, FUTURECAST, THIS IS AT 7:00. SO IT’S A BIT EARLY, BUT I THINK IT GENERALLY SHOWS WHAT’S GOING TO HAPPEN IN THE NEXT, YOU KNOW, 1 TO 3 HOURS. AND THAT’S GOING TO BE FOR SCATTERED TUBES AND STORMS MAKING THEIR WAY ACROSS THE TRI-STATE. HERE’S A LOOK AT 9:00. SOME COMMUNITIES COULD STILL BE IMPACTED BY MOVING MOISTURE. HERE’S A LOOK AT 10:30 11. AND BEWARE BY MIDNIGHT IT’S STARTING TO CALM DOWN. SO BACK INTO CENTER, IT’S BACK NOW 84 DEGREES. THIS IS THE WARMEST. IT’S BEEN ALL DAY TODAY. LOOK AT THAT DEW POINT, WELL IN THE MID 70S WITH A SOUTHWEST WIND. IT’S OPPRESSIVELY HUMID. IT’S WEIRD OUT THERE. SO GO SWEAT OUT TO A PARTY AND FIREWORKS TONIGHT. WE’LL DO IT AGAIN TOMORROW. WE’VE GOT A FINAL ROUND OF A COLD FRONT TOMORROW AFTERNOON AND EVENING THAT’S LIKELY TO BRING MORE SHOWERS AND STORMS, AND PROBABLY THE POSSIBILITY OF EVEN MORE SEVERE WEATHER. AGAIN TOMORROW. COULD BE SOME EARLY DAYTIME SHOWERS. AND THEN I REALLY THINK THE THREAT FOR STORMS IS IN THE AFTERNOON, PROBABLY MID-AFTERNOON, EARLY EVENING FOR US. THAT WILL FREE US UP FOR THE REST OF THE HOLIDAY PERIOD, WHICH WILL MAKE FOR NICE WEATHER. FROM SATURDAY TO SUNDAY BEFORE IT GETS WARM AGAIN EARLY NEXT WEEK. TEMPERATURES CAN REACH 32 DEGREES FOR A SHORT TIME BEFORE THE WEATHER BECOMES WARM AGAIN.