Heatwave continues; rain, storm chances arrive this weekend

MIAMI VALLEY — The Miami Valley will deal with extreme heat on Thursday.

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Storm Center 7 Meteorologist Britley Ritz continues to TRACK those hot temperatures and the TIMING of when we could see rain and storms LIVE this morning on News Center 7 Daybreak.

It will be warm and mainly dry for Thursday with highs in the 90s, according to Ritz.

We see similar conditions on Friday, but a few storms are possible late in the day into the evening.

The Storm Prediction Center (SPC) has issued a Marginal Risk for severe weather, 1 out of 5, Ritz says.

Strong winds and heavy rain are the primary threat.

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We will see clouds and showers linger across the area on Saturday.

Ritz adds we will see below-normal temperatures.

We will update this story.

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