Storm Team4 Forecast: Warming up into the 80s, tracking rain chances

4 things to know about the weather:

1. Summer preview through Wednesday
2. Rain chances return late Wednesday Night
3. Cooler and cloudier Thursday
4. Unsettled Friday before a fall cooldown

Plenty of sunshine Tuesday with temperatures climbing into the low 80s. Even warmer air arrives Wednesday with highs pushing the upper 80s.

A weak front approaches, bringing a slight chance of showers and an isolated thunderstorm late Wednesday night.

Showers become more likely Thursday as temperatures fall back into the upper 60s to near 70 degrees.

Scattered showers and a few thunderstorms are possible Friday before much cooler autumn air arrives for the weekend.

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QuickCast

TUESDAY
Sunny and Pleasant

• Plenty of sunshine
• Comfortable afternoon humidity
• Excellent visibility region-wide
• Quiet weather for outdoor plans
• Wind: S 5 to 10 mph
• High Temperature: 80°-83°
• Clear skies
• Mild October evening
• Calm conditions overnight
• Wind: S 3 to 7 mph
• Low Temperature: 63°-66°

WEDNESDAY
Warm and Mostly Sunny

• Sunshine for much of the day
• Unseasonably warm temperatures
• Increasing clouds late
• Small chance of a late-day shower west of the city
• Wind: W to SW 5 to 10 mph
• High Temperature: 85°-88°

WEDNESDAY NIGHT

• Increasing clouds
• Slight chance of a shower or thunderstorm
• Becoming more humid
• Wind: Light, becoming N 5 mph
• Low Temperature: 63°-65°

THURSDAY
Cooler With Some Showers

• Mostly cloudy skies
• Periods of scattered showers possible
• Noticeably cooler than Wednesday
• Damp at times, especially afternoon
• Wind: NE 5 to 10 mph
• High Temperature: 67°-70°

THURSDAY NIGHT

• Mostly cloudy
• Chance for additional showers
• Mild overnight temperatures
• Wind: E to SE 5 mph
• Low Temperature: 57°-60°

FRIDAY
Mixed Clouds, Showers and a Few Storms

• Intervals of clouds and sunshine
• Chance of scattered showers
• Isolated afternoon thunderstorm possible
• Breezy late as cooler air starts moving in
• Wind: SW 10 to 15 mph
• High Temperature: 77°-80°

FRIDAY NIGHT

• Low Temperature: 46°-49°
• Any showers ending early
• Gradual clearing
• Turning noticeably cooler
• Refreshing fall air returns
• Wind: NW 10 to 15 mph

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