Hot Days and Rain, Rain, Rain Ahead This Week

Labor Day will be as fine as your Saturday and Sunday. But the rest of the week will remind us that Mother Nature is fickle and prone to mood swings. The heat index will shoot up into the 90s on Tuesday, according to the National Weather Service forecast, and we'll likely see rain, rain and more rain.

Your Next 5 Days

• Labor Day: Partly cloudy in the morning then clearing. Highs in the mid 80s. South winds 10 to 20 mph. Mostly clear at night. Lows in the lower 70s. South winds 5 to 10 mph.
• Tuesday: Partly cloudy in the morning then clearing. Highs around 90. Highest heat index readings 95 to 100 in the afternoon. Southwest winds 10 to 15 mph. At night, partly cloudy with a 50 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Lows in the lower 70s. Southwest winds 10 to 15 mph.
• Wednesday: Partly sunny with a 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Highs in the upper 80s. At night, showers and thunderstorms likely. Lows in the lower 70s. Chance of precipitation 60 percent.
• Thursday: Partly sunny with a 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Highs in the mid 80s. At night, partly cloudy with chance of showers. Lows in the upper 60s. Chance of precipitation 30 percent.
• Friday: Mostly cloudy with showers and thunderstorms likely. Highs around 80. Chance of precipitation 60 percent. Again, a high chance of evening showers and thunderstorms likely. Lows in the mid 60s. Chance of precipitation 60 percent.

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