Summer pattern is here to stay 

Another hot day in the Queen City with most of us topping out in the mid 90s and heat index values around 100. We look to do it all again tomorrow. However, I do expect rain chances to rise and stay elevated through the work week. High temperatures tomorrow will be right around what we saw today, but expect rain chances to be around 60% in the High Country, and 40% in the Piedmont. That starts a trend of elevated afternoon and evening thunderstorm chances through Thursday. These storms look to be typical summer pop-ups that will have the chance to turn strong to severe for some. We will also have to look for a low end flooding threat due to the slow moving nature of these storms. As is customary this time of year, not everyone will see these storms, but those that do will deal with lightning and torrential downpours. Those elevated rain chances will help to keep high temperatures near average across the area from Tuesday through Friday. That means highs near 90 in the Piedmont, and close to 80 in the High Country.

In other news, we do have an area to watch in the Gulf this week. Development chances remain relatively low. Regardless of development, this system will bring heavy rain from Florida up the Gulf coast towards Louisiana. The next name on the list is Dexter should this system take advantage of very warm Gulf waters.

Tonight: Clearing. Mild and muggy. Low: 74°. Wind: Calm

Monday: Mostly Sunny with scattered PM storms. High 95°. Wind: Calm

Monday Night: Isolated T-storms early. Mild and muggy. Low: 74°. Wind: Calm

Tuesday: Partly cloudy. Scattered afternoon/evening storms. High 92°. Wind SW 10-15