TODAY’S FORECAST: Cloudy, chance of showers and thunderstorms

Skies quickly become mostly clear Friday. Chance of precipitation is 70 percent.

Tuesday: A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, warm and muggy.

Thursday: Mostly cloudy. Scattered showers and thunderstorms are likely, especially in the afternoon. Chance of precipitation is 20%.

Lower rain chances, highs in the low-90s.

FridayMostly sunny, with a high near 88. Winds will be east to southeast 5 to 10 knots. Rain chances will be ~30% this afternoon. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 65. South wind around 8 MPH.

These showers / storms won’t last long although you may hear rumbles of thunder, see a little lightning, or even have a brief downpour.

Partly sunny skies will round out the weekend on Sunday, with a high near 81.

Thursday night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 57.

SundayMostly sunny, with a high near 80. Sunny, with a high near 90. However, for beach-goers on the Atlantic shores, be warned this front may stall and lead to a much cloudier outcome with showers possible through Saturday.

Sunday: A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Areas of smoke. Sunny, with a high near 89. The high will be about 90 with a 30 percent chance of showers during the day and a 40 percent chance that night. Partly cloudy, with a low around 70. Tuesday: Occasional showers and thunderstorms.

“The atmosphere will trade high heat with high humidity around Harrisburg this week as a front moves in from the Midwest and stalls”, according to AccuWeather.

“Right now we’ve got a marginal risk (for severe weather), which means the majority of storms will be your classic summer thunderstorms”, Smith said.