Highs in the 90s will continue over the next few days with plenty of sunshine as high pressure aloft remains the dominant weather feature.

The first day of September marks the beginning of climatological fall, but it certainly won’t feel that way with a stretch of 90s coming up. Tuesday starts this streak, with highs expected in the low 90s after a low-to-mid-70s start. Ridging aloft will continue to build over the area, and that should suppress much in the way of shower and thunderstorm development in the afternoon, though a stray popup isn’t out of the question.

A very warm climatological summer — perhaps a top-three warmest on record — comes to an end on Monday as we roll into September. It won’t feel like fall, though, as temperatures head back to the mid-90s as clouds and showers give way to sunnier skies.

Unsettled weather continues this weekend with plenty of moisture remaining available across the area and a front to the west, though we should start to see a downtick in rain coverage starting Sunday as high pressure begins to rebuild aloft and that front falls apart.

A front at the surface and a trough of low pressure aloft will keep things on the unsettled side heading into Friday and the weekend, with the potential for heavy rain especially Friday and Saturday.

Thursday’s weather setup will be similar to what we saw on Wednesday with scattered to numerous thunderstorms affecting some spots while the sun peeks out elsewhere. Temperatures will start in the low to mid-70s once again, warming to around 90° in the afternoon — just a smidge above normal for late August. The severe weather risk is low, but once again, a storm or two could produce gusty winds. There is also the risk for flooding given slow storm motions and potential training of rain across the same spots, so stay alert as you get out and about tomorrow.

Afternoon shower and thunderstorm coverage will gradually increase over the next few days as a trough of low pressure remains draped over the eastern third of the country and moisture return continues to improve.

The week ahead will certainly not run as hot as the past two weeks have been, but that comes at the cost of afternoon thunderstorms each day, with a risk for heavy, flooding rain increasing as we get toward the second half of the week.

We have a few more days to go in the most dangerous part of this heat wave before the pattern finally begins to dislodge, allowing temperatures to trend back toward — but remain above — normal for mid-August.

The weather story for the rest of the work week will be the intensifying heat wave across the area as high pressure building in aloft continues to strengthen, while southwesterly winds continue to pump in high-dewpoint air that will send heat indices over 110° in spots.