FORECAST: Rising heat gives way to rainy weekend

CHARLOTTE — ABOVE: The latest forecast update from Severe Weather Center 9. To stay on top of changing weather conditions, be sure to download our free WSOC-TV weather app.

• Quite warm today with highs near 90 degrees and heat index values in the lower 90s.
• This warmup is brief though as a cold front arrives tomorrow evening.
• This will touch off scattered showers and storms by the afternoon and then the rain becomes more widespread by tomorrow night.
• No major storms, but lightning will be an issue tomorrow.
• Sunday’s rain may last most of the day with totals adding up to 2” in spots (locally higher amounts possible.)
• Temps stay in the 80s tomorrow and then fall to the 60s on Sunday with the rain.
• Drier and more comfortable for next week.

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