Marty's Saturday Morning Forecast - 8/19/17

Today: Partly cloudy & very warm this afternoon. Isolated thunderstorms may develop over the higher terrain this afternoon and evening, but these will be few and far between, and not terribly strong. High temperatures in the 80s and 90s for the plains, mainly 70s for the mountains.

Tonight: Any evening thunderstorms will come to an end quickly, then mostly clear overnight. Low temperatures in the 50s to lower 60s for the plains, 40s and 50s over the mountains.

Extended: Thunderstorms will be a bit more numerous on Sunday, mainly over and near the mountains. The air may cool slightly, but all areas will remain quite warm. The solar eclipse occurs late Monday morning. It appears we'll have some clouds to contend with, but the eclipse occurs early enough in the day that we won't need to worry too much about thunderstorms. Even if the clouds obscure the view at times, you'll certainly notice the darkness. Temperatures will remain warm on Monday with 80s and 90s for the plains, mainly 70s over the mountains. A cold front will slide over the area on Tuesday ramping up chances for rain and thunderstorms over much of the area. Temperatures will fall into the 70s and 80s for the plains, mainly 60s over the mountains. The rest of the week looks to remain near or slightly below seasonal averages with decent chances for thunderstorms each day.