Heat builds with isolated strong storms possible

Flood Watch is in effect through Thursday morning for Ashe and Watauga counties. Rounds of rain could lead to localized flooding.

Forecast:
Wednesday: Patchy AM fog. Morning clouds will give way to more sun this afternoon. Very hot. Highs in the mid 90s. Feeling like 99-104 degrees. Scattered showers and storms.

Thursday: Very hot. Highs in the mid 90s. Feeling closer to 100-104.

Friday: HOT! Highs in the upper 90s. Heat indices near 105. Isolated showers and storms.

Saturday: A degree or two “cooler”, but still so hot and muggy. Highs in the mid 90s. Isolated showers and storms.

Sunday: Similar to Saturday. Highs in the mid 90s. Isolated showers and storms.

Tropics:
There are three tropical waves in the Atlantic right now. A new one off the coast of Africa, one moving away from the U.S. in the central/western Atlantic and one between the Lesser Antilles and Africa. The latter one has a high chance of becoming a tropical depression by this weekend. Nothing will impact us in the near term, but we will watch it closely.

Have a great day!

Kaitlin