Rowan weather: More high heat

Published 7:54 am Friday, July 14, 2017

Prepare yourselves for another extremely hot day. We’re starting out with 100 percent humidity, and when you combine that with temperatures in the 90s, we’ll have a heat index of 100 degrees or more.

People who work outdoors, children and the elderly need to drink plenty of water and have a way to get out of the extreme heat.

Watch out again for potentially severe storms with heavy rainfall, frequent lightning and damaging winds.

Today was have a 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly after 3 p.m. It will be mostly sunny and 93 with west southwest winds at 5-9 mph.

We’ll have the same chance of rain tonight, with storms ending before 3 a.m. It will be mostly cloudy and 72 with southwest wind at 3-6 mph.

Saturday has the greatest chance of rain this weekend, starting with a 60 percent chance of showers and storms in the afternoon. It will be partly sunny and 91 with light west wind.

Overnight, the chance of storms and showers is 50 percent, with a low of 71. A tenth to quarter inch of rain is possible, except higher in thunderstorms.

Sunday, we go back to a 30 percent chance of showers and storms, mostly after 11 a.m. It will be partly sunny and 88 with calm wind.

The chance for showers and storms goes up to 40 percent Sunday night, with a low of 70.

Not much changes Monday, with a 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after 10 a.m. It will be partly sunny and 89. The chance of rain goes up to 40 percent Monday night, with a low of 70.

Tuesday also has a 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms, but mostly after 5 p.m. It will be mostly sunny and 91. The same chance of rain continues Tuesday night, with a low of 71.

Then it looks like we’ll have a couple of days without the threat of rain, but plenty of heat. Wednesday will be mostly sunny and 92. The low will be 72.

Thursday should be mostly sunny and 93.