WEATHER AWARE DAY: Michael Fish's NBC26 Storm Shield weather forecast

A very dynamic low pressure system will be approaching the area today. First, a warm front will be lifting north giving a few scattered morning showers or T'storms. After the warm front passes, gusty SSW winds will develop across the area boosting temps in the 70s & lower-80s.  Dew points (humidity) will spike well into the 60s to near 70° with a mix of sun & clouds. A cold front approaching late in the day will trigger more thunderstorms.  We will have to keep an eye on those as any that develop could possibly be severe. The threats this afternoon into the evening are all types of severe weather including damaging winds, hail or possibly a tornado. The farther you live to the north, the higher the possibility of seeing this. A strong cold front will be sweeping through tonight bringing a round of T'storms for most of the area. Some of these in the evening could be severe. After this front passes, the threat of severe weather will diminish and the temperatures will plummet into the 40s with gusty NW winds. Thursday looks quiet and cooler with finally some sunshine and highs in the low- to mid-50s. Rain rolls back in on Friday with highs in the mid-50s. This chance of rain will continue through the weekend, but the computer models are not in good agreement of when the best chances of rain will be. Weekend temps may struggle to make it to 60. With this unusually active pattern to start the month, there is the potential for this October to be one of the wettest Octobers on record, and we're just getting started.