Wednesday forecast: sunny, high 90

Wednesday – Partly cloudy and lower humidity.

Dry conditions will now prevail over the next few days, with mostly sunny skies and seasonable temperatures. Temperatures this morning will start in the 60s and lower 70s and rebound with daytime highs in the lower to mid-90s.

Thursday: Partly sunny skies, 40-percent chance of showers and thundershowers, high of 82.

Sun: High: 87 Low: 66 Mostly to partly cloudy.

A break in the extreme heat will usher in the extended Fourth of July holiday weekend across Middle Tennessee. Lows in the upper 70s.

Mostly dry night in store….High pressure continues to build over the area tonight.

Unfortunately the last sizable chance of rain came on Wednesday and with the loss of daytime heating, those cooling showers will quickly be a thing of the past. Chance of precipitation is 20 percent. Wind: E/SE 5-10. Low: 68.

Tuesday… Partly cloudy through late morning…

Thursday NightA 40 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Calm wind becoming west around 5 miles per hour in the afternoon. Chance of showers and thunderstorms.

Storms clear out Friday, leaving sunshine and a high around 80. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 64. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 72. “We’ve picked up 15″ of rain thus far, where we should be closer to 20” at this point.