Rowan weather: More heat for the rest of the week

Published 8:46 am Wednesday, July 17, 2019

We’ll be stuck in the 90s at least through Tuesday. And it’s another Code Yellow air quality day, with ozone and particle pollution building. The heat index will make it feel like 100-105 degrees.

It will be mostly sunny and 94, with southwest wind at 6-11 mph. Tonight will be mostly cloudy and 71, with west southwest wind of 5-7 mph calming. We have a 40 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms before 11 p.m, then showers between 11 p.m. and 1 a.m. Less than a tenth of an inch is expected.

Thursday begins with patchy fog, then will be mostly sunny and 91, with calm wind in the morning and west southwest wind around 6 mph in the afternoon. There will be a 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly after 4 p.m. Little rain is expected.

Thursday night also has a 30 percent chance of showers and storms, mainly before 10 p.m. It will be partly cloudy and 74, with no wind.

Friday will be mostly sunny and 93, with calm wind and a 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms, mostly after 5 p.m. The low will be 74, with a 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms before 10 p.m.

Saturday will be mostly sunny and 94, with a low of 74 and partly cloudy skies.

Sunday will be mostly sunny and 93, with a 40 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after noon. The low will be 73, with a 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms before midnight.

Monday will have a 40 percent chance of showers and storms. It will be partly sunny and 91. The chance of storms and showers goes up to 60 percent Monday night, with a low of 71.

Showers are likely Tuesday, with a 60 percent chance of rain. It will be mostly cloudy and 84.