Summer heat will return for the weekend

Another day of mild temperatures is in the works for the metro-east Thursday before the mercury begins to rise over the weekend.

The high Thursday will be 85 under partly sunny skies, according to the National Weather Service. That’s six degrees cooler than the average high of 91 for late July in the St. Louis area.

Thursday night, skies will become mostly clear with a low of 65.

It will be sunny Friday with a high of 88. In the evening, skies will remain clear as the temperature drops to 70.

On Saturday and Sunday the high temperature is expected to reach 90.

There is a 30 percent chance of thunderstorms during the day Saturday. The likelihood of storms will increase to 40 percent Saturday night when the low will be 75.

There is a 40 percent chance of thunderstorms during the day and during the evening Sunday. The low will be 73.

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This story was originally published July 23, 2015 at 7:06 AM with the headline "Summer heat will return for the weekend."