192030- Johnston- Including the cities of Smithfield, Selma, and Clayton 326 PM EDT Fri Jul 19 2019
..heat advisory in effect until 7 pm edt this evening ...EXCESSIVE HEAT WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM SATURDAY TO 6 AM EDT SUNDAY... ...EXCESSIVE HEAT WATCH IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY MORNING THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING... Rest of today Partly sunny with isolated showers and thunderstorms. Near steady temperature in the mid 90s. Southwest winds around 5 mph. Chance of rain 20 percent. Heat index values up to 104. Tonight Partly cloudy. Isolated showers and thunderstorms in the evening. Lows in the upper 70s. Southwest winds 5 to 10 mph. Chance of rain 20 percent. Saturday Partly sunny. Hot with highs in the upper 90s. Southwest winds around 5 mph. Heat index values up to 111. Saturday night Partly cloudy. Lows in the upper 70s. Southwest winds around 5 mph. Heat index values up to 109 early in the evening. Sunday Mostly sunny. Hot with highs in the upper 90s. Southwest winds 5 to 10 mph. Heat index values up to 109. Sunday night and monday Mostly clear. Hot. Lows in the upper 70s. Highs in the mid 90s. Heat index values up to 105. Monday night Partly cloudy. A chance of showers and thunderstorms after midnight. Lows in the mid 70s. Chance of rain 40 percent. Heat index values up to 100 early in the evening. Tuesday A chance of showers and thunderstorms in the morning, then showers and thunderstorms likely in the afternoon. Not as warm with highs in the mid 80s. Chance of rain 70 percent. Tuesday night Cloudy. Showers and thunderstorms likely, mainly in the evening. Lows in the upper 60s. Chance of rain 70 percent. Wednesday and wednesday night Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers and thunderstorms. Highs in the lower 80s. Lows in the mid 60s. Chance of rain 50 percent. Thursday Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers and thunderstorms. Highs in the upper 80s. Chance of rain 30 percent.
Crops, livestock and people will continue to be stressed by ongoing heat, which is expected to ease over the weekend. Far northern areas might see some rain and more moderate temperatures. » More DTN Weather Commentary
Posted at 5:55AM Fri Jul 19, 2019 CDT
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