HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK

LIBERTY, June 3, 2010 - TODAY AND TONIGHT SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE POSSIBLE AS AN UPPER LEVEL DISTURBANCE MOVES ACROSS THE REGION. LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL WILL BE POSSIBLE WITH THESE THUNDERSTORMS IN ADDITION TO STRONG WIND GUSTS AND FREQUENT CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING.

FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY TEMPERATURES WILL BE MUCH WARMER OVER THE WEEKEND AS AN UPPER LEVEL RIDGE DEVELOPS TO OUR WEST. AFTERNOON HIGH TEMPERATURES WILL REACH THE MID TO UPPER 90S ACROSS MOST INLAND AREAS AND THE LOW 90S ALONG THE COAST. OVERNIGHT LOWS WILL ONLY DROP INTO THE UPPER 70S INLAND TO AROUND 80 DEGREES ALONG THE COAST. THE COMBINATION OF HIGH TEMPERATURES AND HUMIDITY WILL PRODUCE HEAT INDEX VALUES BETWEEN 105 AND 107 DEGREES THIS WEEKEND.