Tilden's Forecast (Thursday)

Update (2:20 pm): *A severe thunderstorm watch is in effect until 9:00 pm tonight (Thursday).

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Overview: Strong to severe storms are possible tomorrow (Thursday) due to a powerful cold front, though much cooler Friday into the weekend.

Quick forecast:

Thursday: Increasing clouds, highs in the upper-80s to the low-90s, afternoon showers and storms, possibly strong to severe.

Thursday night: Mostly cloudy, lows between 60 and 65, chance for lingering showers or storms.

Friday: Clearing skies, highs in the upper-70s to the lower-80s.

Detailed forecast:

Through tonight (Wednesday): Lingering showers or storms leave the area, letting lows fall into the upper-60s to the lower-70s. Skies will be mostly clear along with calm winds with a possibility for fog. Confidence: High.

The Severe Weather Outlook issued by the National Weather Service.

Tomorrow (Thursday): A powerful cold front will bring showers and storms through the area, with some being strong to severe. As of now, it looks like two rounds of storms will move through between 2:00 pm and 8:00 pm, with the threats for stronger storms being damaging winds, large hail, flooding, and even an isolated tornado can not be ruled out. Highs should manage to reach the upper-80s to the lower-90s ahead of the storms under increasingly cloudy skies along with moderate humidity and winds from the west at around 5 mph. If necessary, an update will be posted on the top of this article if anything changes. Confidence: Medium.

Tomorrow night: Lingering storms and showers may continue into Friday morning, but otherwise lows should be between 60 and 65 under mostly cloudy skies with winds from the northwest picking up to 5-10 mph towards Dawn. Confidence: Medium.

Friday: It will be much cooler behind the cold front with lower humidity and highs "only" reaching to the upper-70s to the low-80s, about average for this time of year. Skies will clear up as the day progresses with northwestern winds gusting at around 20 mph. Confidence: Medium.

Friday night: A fairly nice evening and night with lows dropping to the mid-50s to right around 60 under mostly clear skies and northwestern winds at around 5 mph. Confidence: Medium-High.

Saturday: A pleasant weekend begins on Saturday, with low humidity and highs around 80 under sunny skies as winds come out from the northwest at around 5 mph. Confidence: Medium-High.

Saturday night: Another wonderful evening as lows drop to the mid to upper-50s under mostly clear skies with winds becoming northeast at around 5 mph.

Author: Jackson Hammack.

Sources: Capital Weather Gang, National Weather Service, Windy.