ALBANY, Ga. (WALB) - After most of our area escaped rainfall yesterday, with places east of I-75 seeing widespread precipitation, chances for showers and thunderstorms will be higher this afternoon into the evening hours. Scattered storms should start to develop early in the afternoon, reaching peak coverage and intensity late in the afternoon into the early evening hours and dissipating by midnight. Although the coverage of rainfall should be 50-60% today, it will not be an all-day rain event in any areas, and everyone should see plenty of sunshine in between the showers and thunderstorms.

Friday should see a repeat performance of today, although rain chances will be a tick lower and temperatures will also be a degree or two cooler overall, although some areas may see highs ending up warmer depending on whether or not they see early rainfall today.

The weekend will continue the slightly lower chances for rainfall, but temperatures will start to warm back up, with widespread mid 90s for highs both days. Temperatures will increase a degree or two even higher early next week, with highs in the mid to perhaps upper 90s. By then, heat index values may approach that critical 105 degree threshold as well as humidity values will still be high. Scattered showers and thunderstorms will continue to be a threat next week as well.

-Meteorologist Dana Barker

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