Good evening! Partly clear and 90 degrees in Troy. There is a south-southwest breeze at 7 mph. The dew point is 71 degrees. The heat index is 96.The muggy weather ends Wednesday around 7 pm.

Tonight will have a slight chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly cloudy, with a low of 74 degrees at 5am. 13 degrees above normal. South wind 5 to 7 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%. Maximum dew point of 73 at 10pm. The record low of 46 occurred back in 1987. The sun will set at 8:01 pm with dusk around 8:31 pm, which is 1 minutes and 25 seconds earlier than yesterday. Waxing Gibbous Moon tonight with 60% illuminated. The moon will set around 3:07 am. The Full “Strugeon” Moon is next Thursday.

Tomorrow will have a chance of showers and thunderstorms. Some of the storms could produce heavy rainfall. Mostly cloudy, with a high of 91 degrees at 3pm. 10 degrees above normal. Heat index values as high as 100 with a high of 91 degrees at 3pm. 10 degrees above normal. West wind 6 to 9 mph. Chance of precipitation is 50%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms. Maximum dew point of 73 at 7am. The record high of 99 was set in 1944.

Not a particularly nice weekend on tap. Saturday, showers and thunderstorms likely, mainly after noon. Some of the storms could produce heavy rainfall. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 90. South wind 3 to 7 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%. New rainfall amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible. Maximum dew point of 74 at 5pm. Sunday, showers and thunderstorms likely, mainly after noon. Some of the storms could produce heavy rainfall. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 86. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New rainfall amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible. Maximum dew point of 73 at 10am. Typical average high for the weekend is 81 degrees.

In four weeks on September 8 the sun will be setting at 7:15 pm, which is 45 minutes earlier then today. The average high is 75 degrees, and the record for that date is 94 degrees was set back in 2015.