Heat & Humidity On The Rise With Storms Arriving Monday Night

After a wet and stormy week, we continue to tap in to drier air as winds generally shift out of the west this afternoon. Humidity will continue with heat index values nearing the mid to upper 90s today. A mostly sunny start will lead to partly cloudy skies this afternoon, with a stray chance of a sea breeze shower. We remain mostly dry and those popcorn cumulus clouds will begin to dissipate this evening. Winds begin to shift out of the south ahead of a cold front tonight which will bring a bit more moisture across the region. Aside from being warm and muggy to start on Monday, we should remain mostly dry, but hot, with heat index values nearing 100°. The heat and humidity in the air will be a catalyst for some storms to develop as a cold front crosses the region late Monday evening (timing around or just before midnight). An upper level low in the Great Lakes will drag a cold front through and bring a line of storms that has the potential to bring isolated damaging wind, heavy rain, and moderate size hail. Download the StormTrack 12 or visit wcti12.com/weather to stay up to date. T'showers will linger a bit in to Tuesday (about a 50% chance) with high pressure building in mid-week. Humidity will slightly decrease and we remain hot and dry to end the work week. _______________ Stay up to date with our social media: WCTI News 12 on Facebook:   / wcti12   WCTI News 12 on Twitter:   / wcti12   Subscribe to WCTI News 12 on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@wcti?sub_con... Eastern Carolina Daily News Playlist:    • WCTI News 12 - Eastern Carolina Daily News   For more information, visit https://wcti12.com/ Have a news tip? Send it directly to us: Email us: [email protected] Call the Newsroom: 252-638-1212 NewsChannel 12 is a NC based station and an ABC Television affiliate owned and operated by Sinclair Broadcast Group and serves the eastern Carolina region. #WCTI #NorthCarolina #News