Heat advisory remains despite rain and thunderstorms in the area

Heavy rain and thunderstorms are coming through Indianapolis, amid a heat advisory. Scatter showers will pour throughout central Indiana with rain rates of 1-2 inches per hour in the strongest storms.

The heat advisory remains in effect until 8 p.m. in portions of central Indiana on July 25, while there's a marginal risk for severe weather the same day.

"We call it evaporative cooling, and even now with the rain, temperatures are down to 76 degrees," NWS Indianapolis meteorologist Aaron Updike told IndyStar. "For a brief time, the air will be cooler, but with the hot and humid temperatures, we will be right back to a heat advisory."

Scattered thunderstorms will continue into the evening before skies become partly cloudy after midnight. The low will be 76 degrees and there's a 60% chan