Chance of storms Thursday before summer heat arrives

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High pressure to our east and rising Gulf moisture is keeping us at risk of showers and storms Thursday.

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By Friday – the first day of summer – we are going to get drier and hotter as high pressure moves in through the weekend and the beginning of next week.

Expect a high temperature of 91 degrees for Friday then 93 on Saturday and Sunday. That’s a few degrees short of the record of 98 for those dates.

We will have the potential to reach the mid-90s next week.

Severe Weather Team 2 will be tracking it all LIVE on Channel 2 Action News.

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