Storms Boom Then Heat Blooms

These purple flowers burst into full bloom a couple of weeks ago in the front yard and were fantastic. Had I known how nice this bush would grow and put on such a showy display, I would have bought at least one more of them.
This morning some showers are moving across Middle Tennessee and should zip through here in fairly quick fashion. This front will also usher in some windy conditions this afternoon. Look for winds to swing around to the northwest and increase to 15 to 25 mph and gusty this afternoon. I think we'll see highs today around 74.
Fair and cool tonight with lows around 51.
Partly cloudy with some scattered storms Friday afternoon. Some storms could be strong to possibly severe Friday afternoon across the region. Highs around 76.
Then things start to heat up. Only a slight chance for an isolated afternoon storm on Saturday with highs around 82.
Sunday - Partly cloudy 83.
Monday - Partly cloudy 85.
Friday marks the first day average the average high is 80. So today and tomorrow still look to end up below normal. And it's yet to be seen how hot things can get next week. One computer model is suggesting these numbers for highs:

• Sun - 87
• Mon - 88
• Tue - 86
• Wed - 88
• Thu - 84

I don't think we get that hot, but it certainly tells us that heat will be blooming here late in the weekend and into next week.