RICHMOND, Va. — Summer officially begins tonight at 10:42 p.m. and it will feel like a summer type of weekend with temps soaring into the 90s.
The partly cloudy skies for the early evening will gradually clear overnight as we have a quiet, calm weather pattern setting up throughout the weekend.
Expect mostly to partly sunny skies for Saturday and Sunday with light winds.
Temperatures will climb steadily through the weekend, reaching the upper 90s by Sunday with heat index values in the triple digits.
Monday and Tuesday will see actual air temperatures of 100 to 101 degrees, but it will feel closer to 105 to 110 degrees.
A slight break in the extreme heat is expected later next week, though temperatures will remain in the 90s through Friday. Normal temperatures for this time of year in June are in the upper 80s.
No significant rain chances are expected until Wednesday and Thursday of next week, when isolated storms may develop. More numerous storms are possible by next Friday.
Highs in the 90s may continue through the end of the month.
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