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Thursday features a high around 90 for the second-straight day as the heat sticks with us. A wetter pattern moves in on Friday.

Severe storms a possibility Friday, Saturday, Sunday

I'm meteorologist Kat Campbell. It is a hot day out there, but mostly dry. Enjoy it while you can. We've got this cold front on the way and storm chances will begin to climb as we approach the weekend, still in a scattered fashion for us. For the day Friday, the chance for afternoon and evening storms could amount to an isolated storm with strong wind gusts. That threat is highest from Raleigh Point's west. That's where there's a level 1 out of 5 severe weather threat. And then the entire state has a chance for a severe. Storm with damaging winds. However, I want to stress we're not expecting widespread severe weather. This would mean a couple of severe storms are possible in the state. As for the timing of our rain chances, a small chance Friday morning, the better chance for storms coming 4 to 9 p.m. for Saturday, the severe weather time frame would be from about 40 p.m. to 10:00 p.m., though there could be some rain that lingers even after that Saturday night and Sunday it's really any given point in time during the day that you could see. on and off showers and thunderstorms. Sunday does not have a severe weather threat, but it is a WREO weather alert day because there are so many outdoor events this weekend and they're likely to be impacted to some degree. The good news is the earlier your plans are Saturday, the lower the chance for rain will be. That is great news for the Komen race for the cure. Temperatures are in the mid-60s at 7 a.m., so very, very mild out there, up to 82 by 1 o'clock. We'll have a closer look at futurecast on WYEL News this evening.

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