After a stretch of quiet and seasonable weather through the end of the work week, a much warmer pattern is expected to develop this weekend into early next week. High temperatures will climb well into the 80s from Saturday through Tuesday, with some locations potentially nearing 90 degrees by early next week. Combined with dewpoints rising into the 60s, conditions will begin to feel increasingly muggy and more like midsummer than mid-May.
Rain and thunderstorm chances will return late Friday into Saturday as a few disturbances move through the region, although organized severe weather is not expected at this time. Drier weather is then likely for much of Sunday and Monday before additional chances for showers and storms arrive again late Monday into Tuesday. Despite those rain chances, above normal temperatures are expected to persist through Tuesday before easing back closer to seasonal levels by midweek.