NOW THE WGAL NEWS EIGHT STORM TEAM FORECAST WITH CHIEF METEOROLOGIST CHRISTINE FERREIRA. GOOD MORNING. LET ME SHOW YOU A LIVE PICTURE FROM HARRISBURG. WHAT A BEAUTIFUL SIGHT. THIS MORNING. WE HAVE SOME CLOUDS PASSING BY RIGHT NOW. MOSTLY SUNNY. SO THAT'S THE FORECAST FOR THIS AFTERNOON. IT'S GOING TO BE A LITTLE WARMER AND A LITTLE HUMIDER THAN YESTERDAY. RIGHT NOW IT'S 69 DEGREES IN HARRISBURG. THE WINDS ARE COMING FROM THE SOUTH AT EIGHT. THIS SOUTHERN COMPONENT WILL CAUSE TEMPERATURES AND HUMIDITY TO RISE IN THE FUTURE. TODAY IT'S MOSTLY SUNNY ACCORDING TO OUR NEWS EIGHT STORM TEAM FORECAST, WITH SOME SPOILED SUNRISE. AND WE ALSO HAVE THE WARMTH OF 30 TO 32 DEGREES FOR TONIGHT. MOSTLY CLOUDY AND SPOTS OF SHOWERS OR THUNDERSTORMS MAY COME THROUGH. TOMORROW WILL BE GAYER, WITH WARMER TEMPERATURES AT 21 DEGREES. A MIX OF CLOUDS AND SUNSHINE, SOME SPOTS OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS FROM TIME TO TIME. THERE COULD BE A FEW SHOWERS IN THE MORNING. THE EVENING IS A BETTER CHANCE, UNFORTUNATELY IN TIME FOR THE FIREWORKS. BUT MOST OF THEM SHOULD BE CURSED FOR THE TIME OF DAY BECAUSE OF THE HEATER FAULT. THAT'S THE GOOD NEWS. SO TOMORROW IT'S STILL WARM, TOMORROW EVEN WETTER. HERE'S THE ALMANAC. YESTERDAY'S HIGH WAS 85. RIGHT ON THE LEVEL OF THE AVERAGE. AVERAGE IS 86. RECORDS THREE DIGITS FOR THIS TIME OF YEAR. AND IT'S STILL 1966. THE HOTTEST TIME WE'VE HAD GAVE US OUR ALL-TIME HIGH TODAY, 106. HERE'S YOUR CURRENT 60 DEGREES IN SELINSGROVE, 70. IN CARLISLE WE HAVE 63, IN LANCASTER. AT 70 IN GETTYSBURG, WE CALL IT SWIMMED. A LITTLE HAZIER TODAY AND TOMORROW, ESPECIALLY DUE TO THE HEAT AND HUMIDITY. SATURDAY AND SUNDAY TEMPERATURES WILL BE ABOVE 30 GR, WITH DEW POINTS BELOW 21 GR. YES, YOU CAN REALLY FEEL THE HAZ, AND POLLEN LEVELS ARE LOW TODAY. OUR AIR QUALITY IS MODERATE. THE UV INDEX IS PRETTY HIGH. A BURN TIME OF ONLY 15 MINUTES. THE HIGH PRESSURE AREA WE'VE BEEN TALKING ABOUT ALL WEEK IS PUSHING OFF THE COAST, PROVIDING BACKFLOW FROM THE SOUTH. YOU SEE A COLD FRONT HERE BUT IT'S NOT COMING TO COOL US OFF. IT'S STAYING NORTH, UNFORTUNATELY. SO WE'LL HAVE SUNSHINE TODAY. A BEAUTIFUL DAY THAT WILL GET A LITTLE SWEATIER TONIGHT. CLOUDS WILL INCREASE. YOU COULD SEE SOME RAIN AND TOMORROW THERE MAY BE A SPOKEN RAIN SHOWER IN THE MORNING OR AFTERNOON. THERE ARE LIKELY TO HAVE SOME TOWARDS THE EVENING AND JUST IN TIME FOR THE FIREWORKS. SO UNFORTUNATELY THEY WILL HAVE A BIT OF RAIN. THERE'S NO GUARANTEE THAT IT WILL RAIN TOMORROW, BUT THERE WILL BE SOME RAIN IN THE AREA. THE BORDER IS OVER US AND WILL LIFT NORTH AGAIN ON FRIDAY SO WE WILL NOT GET ANY RELIEF ON FRIDAY. THERE COULD BE SOME STORMS LATER IN THE DAY. LET'S TALK ABOUT TROPICS BARREL. THE NEW UPDATE JUST CAME OUT. THERE ARE WINDS OF 145 MPH. A CATEGORY 4 STORM IS NOW PASSING AROUND SOUTH OF JAMAICA. BUT THE WINDS WILL AFFECT THE ENTIRE ISLAND. SO TODAY YOU WILL BE BEATING BY WAVES ALL DAY. STORM SURGE AND STRONG, DEVASTATING WINDS. THE STORM WILL THEN MOVE TO THE SOUTH OF THE CAYMAN ISLANDS WHERE A HURRICANE WARNING IS IN EFFECT, MAKE LANDSHORE ON THE YUCATAN PENINSULA IN MEXICO AS A SECOND STORM, THEN MOVE INTO THE GULF OF MEXICO, MAY GAIN SOME STRENGTH AND SHORTEN TO A CATEGORY 1 STORM BEFORE MAKES LANDSHORE IN MEXICO FOR A SECOND THIS WEEKEND. HERE'S A LOOK AT OUR TEN DAY FORECAST. WE'LL HAVE 80S TODAY, TOMORROW, THEN A RANGE OF 90S. AS WE SAID, WE'RE IN FOR ANOTHER HEAT WAVE. LOW TEMPERATURES AT NIGHT WILL BE IN THE 70S, SO VERY LITTLE DIFFERENCE. A FOUR DEGREE DIFFERENCE IN HIGH TEMPERATURES OVER THE NEXT TEN

Today will be muggy, isolated storms for the Fourth of July in south-central Pennsylvania

Maximum temperatures over the next 10 days will be between 30 and 35 degrees.

Updated: 6:11 a.m. EDT, July 3, 2024

Mostly sunny weather is expected today with slightly higher humidity. It will feel a little muggy, but not uncomfortable. Highs will be warmer, in the high 30s. Tonight will become increasingly cloudy, with isolated showers or thunderstorms overnight as a warm front moves north. Lows will drop to just under 21 degrees. A few showers are possible early on Independence Day, but most of the morning and afternoon will remain dry. Isolated thunderstorms will be seen in the evening through fireworks time. They will be intermittent, so there is no guarantee that rain will come to your location. Isolated storms can produce destructive gusts of wind, and all thunderstorms will bring brief, heavy rain. Highs will reach just under 30 degrees, and humidity will be high. Friday will see a mix of clouds and sunshine, and hot and humid weather. Highs will reach just under 35 degrees, with dew points around just under 21 degrees. A few thunderstorms are possible later in the day. As a cold front approaches on Saturday, the chance of isolated thunderstorms increases again. It will be hot and humid, with highs around 32 degrees. Sunday will be dry and still hot and humid. Next week, the chance of rain will increase again on Tuesday and Wednesday. Temperatures will not change much. Expect highs between 30 and 35 degrees.

Today we can expect mostly sunny weather, with slightly higher humidity. It will feel a little muggy, but not unpleasant. Maximum temperatures will be above 30 degrees.

This evening it will become increasingly cloudy and there will be isolated showers or thunderstorms overnight as a warm front moves north. Lowest temperatures will fall to just over 21 degrees.

A few showers are possible early on Independence Day, but most of the morning and afternoon will remain dry. Isolated thunderstorms will be seen in the evening through fireworks time. They will be intermittent, so there is no guarantee that rain will come to your location. Isolated storms can produce damaging wind gusts, and all thunderstorms will bring brief, heavy rains. Highs will reach the upper 30s and humidity will be high.

Friday will see a mix of clouds and sunshine, along with hot and humid weather. Highs will reach just under 30 degrees, with dew points just under 21 degrees. A few thunderstorms are possible later in the day.

As a cold front approaches on Saturday, the probability of isolated thunderstorms is high again. It will be hot and humid, with highs around 32°C. Sunday will be dry and still hot and humid.

Next week, the chance of precipitation will be higher again on Tuesday and Wednesday. Temperatures will not change significantly. Expect highs between 30 and 35 degrees.