Dry Tuesday before rain chances return

COLUMBUS, Ga. (WTVM) - Hot and dry Tuesday but the chance of rain returns starting Wednesday and increasing late in the week.

Highs reach the low to mid 90s this afternoon. — Highs reach the low to mid 90s this afternoon.(Source: WTVM Weather)

Mostly sunny to partly cloudy on this Tuesday. A bit breezy. It will be a scorcher with highs between 91 and 95. However, it won’t be quite as humid in most places later today.

While it will be quite hot this afternoon, it shouldn't feel quite as hot as Monday with a... — While it will be quite hot this afternoon, it shouldn't feel quite as hot as Monday with a touch of lower humidity in most spots.(Source: WTVM Weather)

Clouds increase late tonight and Wednesday as the weather transitions. We’re expecting some hit or miss storms to move in at some point. Highs in the upper 80s and lower 90s. A front is expected to stall out near or over the Chattahoochee Valley from Thursday through Friday and maybe even Saturday. That will give us waves of rainfall, heavy at times. Rain coverage is forecast to fall between 50 and 70% those days.

Rain chances return after today for the rest of the week and decent rain opportunities will be... — Rain chances return after today for the rest of the week and decent rain opportunities will be around, especially by late week.(Source: WTVM Weather)

Around 1 to 3 inches of rain is expected on average from mid week through the weekend.

An idea of how much rain we're expecting from mid week into the weekend. — An idea of how much rain we're expecting from mid week into the weekend.(Source: WTVM Weather)

As we head through the weekend, raindrops should be fewer and farther between, especially by Sunday. Stay tuned.

The pattern gradually is expected to become more typical of summer for the weekend. — The pattern gradually is expected to become more typical of summer for the weekend.(Source: WTVM Weather)

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