Rowan weather: First day of fall is hot

Published 7:49 am Monday, September 23, 2019

It might be the first day of fall, but you wouldn’t know it by the weather.

Our average high this time of year should be 79, but we’ll be at 90 today, with sunny skies and west southwest wind at 3-6 mph. It is a Code Yellow air quality day for ozone pollution.

Tonight will be partly cloudy and 63, with light southwest wind.

Tuesday will be a little break before the high heat returns. It will be sunny and 84, with north wind at 3-7 mph. Tuesday night will be mostly clear and 58, with light north wind.

Wednesday will be mostly sunny and 86, with calm wind. The low will be 63, with mostly clear skies.

Thursday will be the hottest day of the week, with a high of 92 under sunny skies. The low will be 66, with mostly clear skies.

Friday will be sunny and 90. It will be a mostly clear night, with a low around 66.

Saturday will be mostly sunny and 90, with a low of 65 and mostly clear skies.

Sunday will be sunny and 91.

And next week will also have highs in the 90s.