A moist southerly flow continues to draw monsoon moisture into the region for a chance of showers and thunderstorms. Lots of debris clouds from previous days' storms to our east keep putting us under overcast skies, which tends to limit the surface heating needed for instability and thunderstorm development. Given the fact we started the day off under clear skies today, expect a more active day out there. Winds aloft have also shifted from the south, as we're on the western periphery of the ridge axis; this will limit convection to mountains and desert as storms track from south to north. Expect partly to mostly cloudy skies today with scattered showers and thunderstorms developing through this afternoon, south winds 5-15 mph with highs in the 70s. Some storms will be capable of producing very heavy rainfall, gusty winds, frequent lightning, and small hail, head indoors when thunder roars. We'll increase the heat a bit through the end of the week as highs reach the lower 80s, with warm and humid weather sticking around through the weekend. This will keep the potential for afternoon showers and thunderstorms in the forecast for now.

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