More fog possible Friday morning, near-record high by midday

FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WPTA) – Dense fog (doubtlessly widespread) is a chance once more in a single day into Friday morning as this week’s heat entrance continues its lengthy journey northward. Visibility might be lowered to a mile or much less in spots, particularly in the course of the morning commute.

Midday Friday temperatures will soar into the 60s to probably low to mid 70s, difficult the document high in Fort Wayne of 72º, set again in 1983! It’s additionally not inconceivable we see a couple of isolated-to-scattered thunderstorms, though the extreme threat is minimal.

A chilly entrance will sweep by early to midday Saturday, bringing extra showers, wind, and thunder to the realm (low extreme threat!). Temperatures ought to nonetheless make it into the mid to higher 60s by the afternoon, however we’ll be within the 30s to low 40s by early Sunday morning.

Sunday by Monday will likely be breezy, however gentle with highs within the 60s, after which we might see one other 70º+ day Tuesday with scattered showers and thunderstorms earlier than a giant calm down for the middle-latter a part of subsequent week. We might see highs fall by as a lot as 30 levels between Tuesday and Thursday!

I even have an replace in regards to the drought standing throughout the area, and what it can take to take away it:

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