Storm Team4 Forecast: Enjoy hot, sunny Wednesday before a stretch of rainy days

The useful part

Plenty of sun today PM thunder tomorrow Saturday looks very wet Some dry time Sunday Tuesday was the 230th day of the year and for the 100th time, our high temperature was above 80°! (Forty-three of those days have been 90° or higher.) That's a record number of "warm" days to this point in the year and better illustrates how quickly our harsh winter turned into an unusually warm spring and summer. Skies have been clearing overnight and the day ahead looks to be hot and sunny, but noticeably less humid.

How it works

• How long we have to wait for the first drops of rain will make a big difference in how warm we get.
• Expect weekend rain Friday won't be a washout, but some scattered showers still look likely in the afternoon.
• There could be a bit of rain first thing Thursday morning but most of the rain will arrive during the afternoon.
• A long period of fairly steady rain looks likely starting Saturday morning and perhaps lasting well into the afternoon.

Details worth keeping

Plan for mid- to upper 80s before we're cooled down by the raindrops. Saturday is quickly heading into washout category.