Fall officially began Monday in the Northern Hemisphere, but don't tell the weather that. We'll have a mild morning, then summer makes a comeback in overtime.

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Tuesday: Partly cloudy skies and hotter. Warming to the upper 80s.

Wednesday: Hot with isolated storms. Highs in the lower 90s.

Thursday: Hot again with storms increasing late. Highs near 90.

Summer heat makes a comeback this week

Even though it's finally fall, it won't feel like it Tuesday through Thursday. The wind shifts out of the west and southwest, pumping in some warmth and heat.

Highs could reach the lower 90s on Wednesday and Thursday afternoons.

This comes ahead of heightened storm chances.

Needed rain, storm chances later in the week

Only a small percentage of us are in a drought, but ne

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