Summer-like heat continues, but spring conditions return Sunday

Following this - Wednesday - morning's low temperatures near 60º many Mecklenburg County sites will see afternoon highs top out in the low 90s. Thankfully, this early season heat wave is accompanied by relatively low dew points in the 50s. That's keeping the humidity at more bearable levels than sticky summertime values in the 60s and 70s.

However, the heat still poses risks for folks. This graphic provides some reminders of actions to take which will mitigate those risks:

Thursday morning looks to begin with temperatures in the mid-60s, a bit warmer than this morning's readings. Afternoon highs will once again reach the low 90s under mostly sunny skies. Tomorrow night a dissipating cold front will cross the Appalachians, reaching Mecklenburg locales Friday morning. The last day of the work week will be slightly cooler after that boundary creeps through, with local thermometers likely to top out "only" in the upper 80s.

Saturday will again be hot under sunny skies, but then a more robust cold front will push through Sunday. That will break the heat wave and send us back to springtime temperatures to begin next week.