FORECAST: Heat and humidity returns; high UV index in tow

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FORECAST:

• You may have noticed a bit more of a hazy sky today and a bit more of that puffy cloudiness.
• This is a sign of slowly increasing temperatures, dew points, and humidity.
• The primary weather story this weekend continues to be heat and humidity slowly creeping up.
• Thunderstorm chances remain pretty low for most of us through the weekend, except an isolated storm could pop up over the mountains Thursday afternoon.
• The general chance for a scattered thunderstorm on Sunday and Monday is 20%.
• The hottest days with the highest heat index look to be Friday and Saturday, as heat index readings peak at 95 to 98 degrees.

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