FIRST ALERT WEATHER: Temps are warming up this week

COLUMBIA, S.C. (WIS) - Temps are going to top off in the upper 80s to low 90s and we see some storm chances too!

FIRST ALERT HEADLINES

• Mid 60s tonight with a 30% chance of some evening showers, mainly before midnight.
• Upper 80s Tuesday with a 20% chance of showers and storms.
• Wednesday we are near 90 with a 20% chance of an isolated storm.
• A cold front cools us down and we have a 40% chance of rain showers with cloudy skies with highs in the upper 70s.
• We dry up Thursday and Friday and temps warm back into the mid 80s to near 90.

FIRST ALERT WEATHER SUMMARY

Tonight we see a stray shower move from the north to the south and dissipate over the Midlands. Chance of rain is around 30%. Low temperatures are in the upper 80s.

Aloft we have a huge trough over the Northeast and a huge ridge over the Upper Midwest. This trough will send down small “shortwaves” that kick off a 20% chance of showers and storms. The Storm Prediction Center has us under a level 1 “marginal risk” of severe weather. Hail and wind would be the primary concerns, but again, the chance of these storms are very low. High temperatures reach the upper 80s with mostly sunny skies.

Wednesday is very similar with lows in the mid 60s and highs reaching the low 90s. There’s another 20% chance of an isolated shower or storm for the afternoon as another shortwave rides along the trough.

A cold front sinks south and will bring a 40% chance of rain showers for Thursday. Temperatures will be cooler as well with highs in the upper 70s. Expect mostly cloudy skies.

High pressure comes in Friday and Saturday which warms us back up. Lows a rein the low 60s and highs are in the mid 80s to low 90s.

FIRST ALERT FORECAST

Tonight: There’s a 30% chance of a stray shower this evening with lows in the mid 60s.

Tuesday: Times of sun and clouds with a few spotty p.m. storms possible. Hotter with highs in the upper 80s.

Wednesday: Partly cloudy with the slight chance for an afternoon storm. Highs in the upper 80s to near 90 again.

Thursday: Mostly cloudy early with scattered showers and storms developing in the afternoon/evening, 40% chance. Highs in the upper 70s.

Friday: Mostly sunny skies with highs back to the mid-80s.

Saturday: Near 90 with mostly sunny skies, lows are in the low 60s.

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