Forecast Last Updated at Saturday, July 11, 2020 at 8:19PM

Pleasant Saturday

Skies were generally sunny today with reduced humidity levels but consistent temperatures. It was a fine day to get outside and enjoy the weather. Sunday will be much the same, but we will have to entertain the threat for late-day and nighttime showers and thunderstorms. Much of next week will be dry, but it will feel like July should.

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Saturday Hi: 88 Lo: 64 Generally clear overnight; Light NW wind becoming calm

Sunday Hi: 89 Lo: 65 Lots of sunshine; Hit-or-miss late-day & nighttime showers & thunderstorms; Light SW wind

Monday Hi: 89 Lo: 63 Mostly sunny; An isolated daytime shower or thunderstorm; Nearly calm wind

Tuesday Hi: 90 Lo: 65 Abundant sunshine; Rather hot

Wednesday Hi: 91 Lo: 67 Mostly sunny & hot

Further Out

Thursday - Mostly sunny & hot; Stray late-day thundershower; High in the lower 90s; Low in the upper 60s
Friday - Lots of sunshine & rather hot; Hit-or-miss PM shower or thundershower; High near 90 degrees; Low in the upper 60s

Forecast Discussion

After a noisy Friday afternoon around the Foothills with multiple reports of severe weather from thunderstorms, a weak cold front is slipping east of the area today. Drier air pushing in behind the front will provide some fine weather to kick off the weekend. Dewpoints are lower behind the front, and combine that with a northwesterly breeze, and it’s going to feel pretty good out there, even with temperatures pushing 90 again.

Most of Sunday won’t really be a whole lot different with a generally sunny daytime. We will be monitoring the progress of a seasonably strong upper-level disturbance that will pass through Sunday night. As a result, hit-or-miss showers and thunderstorms will push in fairly late in the day and into Sunday night.

We will hold onto isolated thundershowers on Monday, then an upper level ridge of high pressure will build across the Southeast region, placing us solidly in a traditional mid-July weather pattern. That will feature very warm conditions with spotty PM thundershowers not returning again until Thursday and Friday afternoons.

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