Thursday temperatures surge to 70 ahead of storms

Temperatures surge Thursday. The day starts in the upper 30s and ends in the low 70s by the early evening. The sudden warm-up is fed by a strong southerly breeze. The approaching cold front from this system will produce heavy rain and possibly thunderstorms overnight into Friday. A few t-storms could be strong to severe but given the timing the overall threat remains low. The wind stays gusty into Friday as temperature fall into the weekend.

Tonight: Mostly cloudy, low of 38.

Thursday: Breezy, chance of evening rain/storms, high of 72.

Friday: Breezy, few morning showers, high of 55.

Saturday: Sunny, high of 52.