The rest of the work week will be characterized by a bit of a warming trend. Expect high temperatures in the low 60s from Tuesday through the end of the week before a cold front backdoors into the area sometime Friday.

Mostly sunny skies will dominate Tuesday and Wednesday before the next storm system begins to affect the area Thursday with increasing clouds and a slight chance of a shower late. Scattered showers will remain in the forecast on Friday as the front sags southward across the area.

After Isaias, we find ourselves back in a wetter-than-normal summertime regime, with scattered thunderstorms possible each day as we remain under a trough of low pressure aloft. Plenty of atmospheric moisture will remain in place, allowing for heavy rain in any thunderstorms that develop. Be on the lookout for plentiful lightning, too, with the occasional storm turning severe with strong downburst winds.

Temperatures will remain generally around where they should be in early August: Upper 80s to low 90s. Mix in the humidity and heat indices in the 100s will be routine, with dangerous heat indices around 105° possible for Thursday and Friday.

After a seasonable, somewhat cloudy Presidents’ Day, we look toward an unsettled work week ahead, with shower chances each day and gradually cooling conditions. Tuesday will be the warmest of the two days as temperatures rise to the low 70s in the wake of a warm front. A cold front will then back-door into the area from the north on Wednesday, causing temperatures to plummet and winds to shift around to the northeast for Thursday. Finally, one more front swings through Thursday night into early Friday, scouring out the rain and leaving us quite chilly with highs perhaps not making it to 50°. (No, winter is not over yet.)