Heating Up, More Unsettled Weather

• AM Patchy Dense Fog
• Afternoon Storms
• Triple Digit Heat Indices Return

Happy first day of school to Chesterfield County students and teachers! You will need to watch for patchy fog on the way out the door this morning. It will lift by 9-10am. Temps will climb back toward 90 today with peeks of sunshine through the afternoon. A cluster of storms from the Ohio Valley will nudge into the mountains by lunchtime with scattered storms reaching the Piedmont by 4-6pm. Heavy rain could lead  to a localized flooding threat, along with a few storms producing some gusty wind. A ridge will build in for the second half of the week leading to temps running toward the mid 90s Wednesday, with heat index values in the triple digits. Isolated to scattered afternoon storms will be possible through the end of the week with temps climbing int othe upper 90s by Friday. A cold front will move toward the region this weekend with Saturday afternoon being the best day for widespread showers and storms. Once the front passes, it will feel slightly less humid and at least a little cooler Sunday with highs back in the low 90s.

Near the Greater Antilles & Bahamas – ,Medium Chance Development

A tropical wave several hundred miles east of the Leeward Islands isn’t much to look at, at the moment due to drier air aloft. However, as it continues to move east over warmer waters, conditions will become much more favorable for some development. It could become a tropical depression by the end of the week. Next name up is Debby. It is something to watch over the next few days…