Rain and storms expected Thursday

LET'S TALK ABOUT THE HEAT ANDTHEN WHAT MAY COME FROM THEHEAT, ALL RIGHT?TEMPERATURE 81.THE TOP NUMBER IN DETROIT TODAY.THAT IS IMPRESSIVE.ONLY TWO DEGREES AWAY FROM THERECORD HIGH.LOTS OF 80s.85 IN YPSI.ONE OF THE WARMER SPOTS OUTTHERE.81 LAPEER.77 IN MOUNT CLEMENS AND 76 INGROSSE LLE.AND NOW IT HASN'T CHANGED TOOMUCH.LOTS OF UPPER 70s ON THE WESTSIDE.80 DEGREES OR SO IN HOWELL, INANN ARBOR AS WELL AND NOWDETROIT HAS DROPPED TO 78.SO PLENTY OF WARMTH OUT THEREAND IT'S START TO GO DO ITSTHING.YOU KNOW YOU NEED EXTRA ENERGYTO GET THE THUNDERSHOWERSSTARTING.NOTICE FROM FORT WAYNE BACK TOTHE WEST THEY'RE MOVING NORTHRIGHT NOW AND IT WILL DRIFT THISWAY.IT IS NOT OUT OF THEPOSSIBILITIES THAT WE GETSOMETHING THIS EVENING ORTONIGHT, BUT REALLY OUR FOCUS ISFOR MORE TOMORROW.SO THIS IS TOMORROW AT 2:00.AT THAT POINT THERE'S BEENENOUGH HEAT IN THE DAY TO STARTBUBBLING THINGS UP FARTHER EASTIN OUR AREA.YOU CAN SEE SOME SHOWERS ANDTHUNDERSHOWERS FROM TIME TOTIME.THERE'S 5:00.THERE'S 8:00 AND THEN AT THATPOINT IT STARTS TO WIND DOWN.I THINK IT'S MOSTLY BETWEEN2:00 P.M.

AND 2:00 A.M.

AND THENIT MOVES OUT OF HERE.HOW MUCH RAIN WE'RE GOING TOGET?WELL, A LOT OF SPOTS QUARTER TOA THIRD OF AN INCH.IF YOU GET A COUPLE OF CLAPS OFTHUNDER IT MIGHT BE CLOSER TO3/4 OF AN INCH OR MAYBE A LITTLEMORE.WITH THE THUNDERSTORMS COMINGTHROUGH I EXPECT THE RAIN TO BEHEAVY AT TIMES AND WE ARE UNDERTHE SLIGHTEST POSSIBLE RISK FROMTHE STORM PREDICTION CENTER.IT'S CALLED A MARGINAL RISK.DON'T GET TOO EXCITED ABOUT THISBUT WE'RE CERTAINLY GOING TO PAYCLOSER ATTENTION FOR YOU.WINDS THAT WOULD BE A LITTLE TOOSTRONG ARE ONLY LOW, BUT THEYARE THE STRONGEST POSSIBLE OFANY PROBLEMS.HAIL AND TORNADO WEAKER THANTHAT.IT SHOULD NOT BE A BIGWIDESPREAD PROBLEM, ISOLATED ATBEST BUT WE'LL KEEP TRACK OF ITFOR YOU.53 OVERNIGHT.A SLIGHT CHANCE THIS EVENING ANDOVERNIGHT TONIGHT.MOSTLY WEST OF DETROIT, WELLWEST OF DETROIT FOR A LITTLESHOWER.TOMORROW 74.ESPECIALLY AFTER 2:00.CHANCES FOR SHOWERS ANDTHUNDERSTORMS INCREASE.YOU PROBABLY GET WET TOMORROW.STILL COULD A LITTLE BIT ONFRIDAY.MORE SO ON SATURDAY IN THEAFTERNOO