Weekend & Independence Day forecast has really perked up since Wednesday! We'll have some time for fun in the sun but will still be vulnerable to a few scattered showers and isolated thunder, mainly Saturday night/Sunday. Things will dry out nicely for the 4th of July. Looks like we'll even stay dry for much of next week...until another cold front arrives Thursday.

    Surface high pressure remains in control for the rest of today. We'll see lots of sunshine again today with highs in the upper 80s. Weather will stay tranquil overnight with lows around 60. Valley fog will develop tonight into early Saturday.


    That high will shift east of our area Saturday, allowing plenty of warm moist air to mix in. Dewpoints will rise into the mid 60s again, so things will feel more humid than recent days. We'll see a fair amount of sunshine during the day. But try not to be disapointed by increased cloud cover Saturday afternoon & evening. Highs will fall just short of 90-depending on how much cloud cover is realized.


    Cold frontal passage will hold off until Saturday night/Sunday. This will set the stage for showers & thunderstorms to creep up, especially Sunday. A few storms could potentially produce heavy rainfall. However, a little rain on the lawn may be just what we need before a bunch of half drunk people ignite all kinds of aerial pyrotechnics! Anyway, highs Sunday will again fall a degree or two below 90. Lows will be in the low 60s.


    Rain and heaviest cloud cover will exit south of the area by Sunday night. We'll be left will dry, generally clear & somewhat cooler conditions Monday through Wednesday. Cold front crosses the area Thursday. We'll dry out again for Friday & next weekend!

Today's pic shows 850 millibars courtesy of Unysis Weather. If you can't take the heat, stay out of the Southwest...and Midwest! Very warm & moist air mass will lead to development of multicell storms across parts of MO, IL, IN, OH & MI Saturday.