Cloudy start today with chance of severe afternoon storms

Grab your umbrella on the way out the door because there’s a 70 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms this afternoon with highs in the lower 80s, according to the National Weather Service.

Some of those storms may be severe with damaging winds and large hail, prompting the weather service to issue a hazardous weather outlook for this afternoon and evening.

Tonight will be mostly cloudy with showers and thunderstorms likely, mainly in the evening. The low temperature will be in the lower 60s.

The extended forecast:
Today: A chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly after noon. Increasing clouds, with a high near 83. Southwest wind between 3 and 11 mph. Chance of precipitation is 50%. New rainfall amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.

Tonight: Showers and thunderstorms likely, mainly before midnight. Cloudy, then gradually becoming partly cloudy, with a low around 61. Northwest wind between 6 and 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%. New rainfall amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.

Thursday: Sunny, with a high near 80. North wind between 10 and 13 mph.

Thursday Night: Clear, with a low around 56. North wind around 6 mph.

Friday: Sunny, with a high near 78. Northeast wind between 9 and 13 mph.

Friday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 58.

Saturday: Sunny, with a high near 79.

Saturday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 62.

Sunday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 78.

Sunday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 63.

Monday: Mostly cloudy, with a high near 77.

Monday Night: A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Cloudy, with a low around 65. Chance of precipitation is 30%.

Tuesday: A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 78. Chance of precipitation is 40%.