FIRST ALERT FORECAST: More steam and storms for the week ahead

LEXINGTON, Ky. (WKYT) - The steamy feel will not let up this week as we start to introduce more showers and thunderstorms into the forecast.

Warm and Muggy Sunday Night Partly cloudy skies will be with us for this evening with the chance of a stray shower or thunderstorm. Mostly clear skies will be around for the overnight as it will be warm and muggy with lows in the upper 60s to low 70s.

Slight Chance of a Storm Monday A mix of sun and clouds will be with us for the day Monday with the chance again of a stray shower or thunderstorm in the afternoon. Any shower or storm that goes up could potentially be on the strong to severe side with damaging winds the main threat. Storms could also produce locally heavy rainfall that leads to flash flooding. It will be a hot and humid day with highs in the upper 80s to low 90s, feeling more like the mid to upper 90s at the heat of the day. Stray shower and thunderstorm chances continue into Monday night with lows in the low 70s.

Severe Storm and Heavy Rain Threat Tuesday A few scattered showers and thunderstorms will be possible for the morning hours Tuesday with partly to mostly cloudy skies for the afternoon. It will be another steamy day with highs of 85-90 degrees, feeling more like the mid 90s at the heat of the day. A storm or two will be possible for Tuesday evening with showers and storms really increasing in coverage overnight. A few storms may be severe and contain locally heavy rainfall that leads to flash flooding.

A few strong to severe storms will be possible on Tuesday. (WKYT) More Scattered Storms Wednesday Showers and thunderstorms will be around Wednesday morning with partly to mostly cloudy skies in the afternoon. Highs on Wednesday will look to reach the mid to upper 80s. Storms will again have the potential of producing heavy rainfall that could lead to localized flash flooding. More scattered showers and thunderstorms will arrive as we head into Wednesday night.

Locally heavy rainfall could lead to some flash flooding issues. (WKYT) The Showers and Storms Continue Showers and thunderstorms will look to be widespread and come in rounds throughout Thursday and Friday as we keep highs in the 80s.

Still Keeping Some Storms and Steam Next weekend looks to be improved but not entirely shower or storm free. A few showers and storms will be noted for Saturday especially early and then again early next Sunday we will look to have a few showers. Highs will range 85-90 as we keep the steam going.

Rain chances will be on the increase as we head through the week. (WKYT)

FIRST ALERT FORECAST: More steam and storms for the week ahead

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