Current Conditions : 70.9F / 21.6C, Overcast - 12:54 PM EDT May. 20

Monday as of May. 20 11:00 AM EDT

Monday Night as of May. 20 11:00 AM EDT

Tuesday as of May. 20 11:00 AM EDT

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Hot And Muggy Start To the Week

It was a weekend of heat, humidity and scattered downpours and we're seeing a continued trend of that to start our week. Interestingly, for a lot of us today the best rain chance will actually be this morning as opposed to the afternoon. We're seeing some storms in the Coalfields this morning as a trough slides it's way across the Ohio and Big Sandy Rivers. Once you get west of that trough the atmosphere stabilizes and rain chances are done...but this trough is slow to move east...so at least for this morning many of us could see a shower or storm. The greatest coverage is in southeast KY and southern WV but even up around Huntington and Charleston I wouldn't completely rule out a brief shower before Noon. After Noon that trough will move into eastern West Virginia, so mountains will see a couple of showers or storms but from I-77 west it should be dry...and hot! Temperatures will likely be even higher than the weekend, reaching a high of 88 and with a pretty muggy airmass it will feel like Summer.

Tonight will be quiet and warm with patchy fog developing. We'll drop to a low of 65.

Tuesday will be a hot one...and only an isolated storm will pop so most of us will be rain-free. That should help temperatures make it to about 90 degrees in the afternoon, with a fair amount of humidity. Try to keep cool!

An area of low pressure and cold front will track across the Great Lakes by Wednesday. This is the same system making headlines right now with the tornado development in the Plains. By the time it reaches us it will be weakening so tornadoes are not a concern here...but some storms will develop in the late-afternoon and evening Wednesday and a few could be severe with high winds and hail. Ahead of that front we'll reach a high of 88.

Behind that front clouds and a few showers will linger on Thursday. It will be cooler with a high of 77 and even cooler air will settle in Friday as a trough moves over the Ohio Valley. That should spell some clouds Friday and a couple of sprinkles although not much rain is expected. Temperatures will struggle, though....with a high of 67 degrees.

Fortunately it looks to clear out just in time for our Memorial Day weekend. Saturday looks great with sunshine and dry weather. Temperatures will start off quite cool....in the 40s so expect pool waters to have some nip to them. Afternoon temperatures will warm to 72...not very Summer-like but very pleasant for folks outdoors. Sunday should be pleasant as well with a mix of sun and clouds and a high in the 70s. Memorial Day Monday's forecast is a little trickier as a front may drop in here and pop a few storms but that's not set in stone yet so we'll keep you updated.