Warm, sticky, scattered rain and thunder, nice weekend

An area of rain and storms will brush the southern half of the state, with partly sunny skies north of I-70 and dry conditions until a cold front approaches later in the day.

A narrow, scattered line of showers and a few storms will develop ahead of the front and push through the region this evening. The rain threat will end around sunset with frontal passage.

Slightly cooler and drier air will arrive for the remainder of the holiday weekend, with highs in the mid-80s and a good amount of sunshine.

The weather will warm up early next week in a southerly flow of more humid air, with temperatures around 90 on Monday.

The next chance for a few storms comes on Tuesday, with the next cold front. A few showers may linger into the middle of next week, with slightly cooler temperatures.

Forecast

• Friday: Mostly cloudy, scattered showers, storms. High 82
• Tonight: Evening showers, mostly cloudy. Low 66
• Saturday: Partly cloudy, cooler, less humid. High 84
• Sunday: Mostly sunny. High 87 (64)
• Monday: Partly cloudy, very warm. High 90 (67)
• Tuesday: Showers, storms. High 86 (72)
• Wednesday: Partly cloudy. High 85 (68)
• Thursday: Partly cloudy. High 87 (68)