Cloudy with storms in area Saturday, but Sunday looks better

The forecast calls for scattered showers and storms in the metro-east on Saturday, with a high of 82.

Skies should begin clearing in the evening.

But as the front moves through, the humidity will drop, making for a pleasant Sunday. The forecast Sunday calls for a high of 79 with sunny skies.

Here’s the full forecast from the National Weather Service:

Today...Mostly cloudy with scattered showers and thunderstorms. High in the lower 80s. Temperature steady or slowly falling in the afternoon. West wind 10 to 15 mph. Gusts up to 25 mph in the morning.

Tonight...Cooler. Mostly clear. Low in the upper 50s to mid 60s. Northwest wind around 10 mph in the evening becoming light after midnight.

Sunday...Mostly sunny. High around 80. Northwest wind around 10 mph.

Sunday night...Clear. Low in the mid 50s to mid 60s. Light wind.

Monday...Sunny. High in the lower 80s. Light wind.

Monday night...Clear. Low in the mid 60s.

Tuesday...Partly cloudy with a 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. High in the lower 80s.

Tuesday night...Mostly cloudy with a 40 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Low around 70.

Wednesday and wednesday night...Mostly cloudy with a 50 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. High in the mid 80s. Low in the lower 70s.

Thursday...Showers and thunderstorms likely. High in the lower 80s. Chance of rain 60 percent.

Thursday night...Partly cloudy with a 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Low in the lower 60s.

Friday...Partly cloudy. High around 80.

This story was originally published August 20, 2016 at 8:07 AM with the headline "Cloudy with storms in area Saturday, but Sunday looks better."