CWG Live updates: Uncomfortably hot and humid through midweek, relief by Friday
Happening now: Partly to mostly sunny this morning with temperatures quickly climbing into the 80s. Muggy and hot this afternoon, with highs in the 90s.
What's next? Staying hot and humid through Wednesday. A cold front brings likely showers and storms on Thursday before drier and cooler air moves in Friday through the weekend.
Today's daily digit — 4/10: It's still like a steam bath out there but at least we should stay storm-free. | 🤚 Your call?
The digit is a somewhat subjective rating of the day's weather, on a 0-to-10 scale.
Forecast in detail
Today (Monday): Partly sunny skies early become mostly sunny for a good part of the day. As the sun beats down, it's hot and also rather humid (dew points in the low 70s). Highs range from 90 to 95 but it feels like 100 or so. Light winds are from the north at around 5 to 10 mph. Confidence: High
Tonight: A mostly clear and muggy late July night. Lows range from near 70 in our cooler spots to the mid-to upper 70s downtown. Calm winds. Confidence: High
Tomorrow (Tuesday): Sunny and very hot. Highs range from 93 to 98 but feel like 100 to 105 with the humidity (dew points in the low 70s). There's little breeze to take an edge off the heat. Confidence: High
Tomorrow night: Mostly clear to partly cloudy and warm. Lows range from the low 70s in our cooler areas to the upper 70s downtown. Very light breezes are from the south. Confidence: High
A look ahead
Wednesday is a lot like Monday and Tuesday: mostly sunny, hot and sticky. Highs reach the mid- to upper 90s but feel like 100 to 105. Toward the evening and overnight, a few storms could pop up, especially in our western areas. Lows are in the 70s. Confidence: Medium-High
Thursday marks the transition between the hot, humid weather pattern of the week's first half and the cooler, drier pattern on the way. The cool front sweeping through sets off showers and storms, some of which could be heavy. Highs should still climb to 90 or so before clouds and storms move in. Showers and storms should gradually move off overnight, with lows in the mid-60s to near 70. Confidence: Medium
The weather from Friday through the weekend looks fantastic. Humidity levels and temperatures drop and sunshine emerges. Clouds and humidity could linger during the first half of Friday before the sunny, dry weather takes over. Highs on Friday are in the upper 70s and low 80s. Sunshine should dominate both weekend days with highs again in the upper 70s and low 80s. At night, lows dip into the 60s although there could be some upper 50s in our cooler areas. Confidence: Medium-High
Today's daily digit — 4/10: It's still like a steam bath out there but at least we should stay storm-free. | 🤚 Your call?
The digit is a somewhat subjective rating of the day's weather, on a 0-to-10 scale.
Forecast in detail
Today (Monday): Partly sunny skies early become mostly sunny for a good part of the day. As the sun beats down, it's hot and also rather humid (dew points in the low 70s). Highs range from 90 to 95 but it feels like 100 or so. Light winds are from the north at around 5 to 10 mph. Confidence: High
Tonight: A mostly clear and muggy late July night. Lows range from near 70 in our cooler spots to the mid-to upper 70s downtown. Calm winds. Confidence: High
Tomorrow (Tuesday): Sunny and very hot. Highs range from 93 to 98 but feel like 100 to 105 with the humidity (dew points in the low 70s). There's little breeze to take an edge off the heat. Confidence: High
Tomorrow night: Mostly clear to partly cloudy and warm. Lows range from the low 70s in our cooler areas to the upper 70s downtown. Very light breezes are from the south. Confidence: High
A look ahead
Wednesday is a lot like Monday and Tuesday: mostly sunny, hot and sticky. Highs reach the mid- to upper 90s but feel like 100 to 105. Toward the evening and overnight, a few storms could pop up, especially in our western areas. Lows are in the 70s. Confidence: Medium-High
Thursday marks the transition between the hot, humid weather pattern of the week's first half and the cooler, drier pattern on the way. The cool front sweeping through sets off showers and storms, some of which could be heavy. Highs should still climb to 90 or so before clouds and storms move in. Showers and storms should gradually move off overnight, with lows in the mid-60s to near 70. Confidence: Medium
The weather from Friday through the weekend looks fantastic. Humidity levels and temperatures drop and sunshine emerges. Clouds and humidity could linger during the first half of Friday before the sunny, dry weather takes over. Highs on Friday are in the upper 70s and low 80s. Sunshine should dominate both weekend days with highs again in the upper 70s and low 80s. At night, lows dip into the 60s although there could be some upper 50s in our cooler areas. Confidence: Medium-High
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