A fairly standard mid-July weekend lies ahead across the metro area. Highs top out in the low-to-mid-90s each day after starting out in the mid-to-upper 70s. The seabreeze will be the main instigator for afternoon and evening thunderstorms; as is customary for this point in the year, heavy rain and frequent lightning are the main threats, with gusty winds possible within the strongest storms. Severe or not, all thunderstorms are dangerous due to the lightning they produce. When thunder roars, go indoors.

Tropics: Subtropical Storm Don forms, is no threat

Subtropical Storm Don, the fifth name-eligible storm of the year, has formed in the central Atlantic. It’s not quite full-fledged tropical, but has enough tropical characteristics to be named. It isn’t much to write home about with 45 MPH max winds, and its northwest motion turns north and then east by the weekend. It poses no threat to land.