Evening showers unlikely to improve drought conditions

A slim chance of rain continues into the first half of Wednesday. Any rain is good but the area’s early drought conditions look to persist or worsen through the weekend as temperatures rise. Another chance of rain could come Thursday night but at this time looks to also be scattered. Heat and humidity build this weekend as high near 90 by Sunday.

Tonight: A few showers, mostly cloudy, low of 62.

Wednesday: Chance of rain before noon, then partly cloudy, high of 80.

Thursday: Mostly sunny, chance of rain late, high of 84.

Friday: Mostly sunny, high of 86.

For more on the current state of drought in Michiana, Indiana, and Michigan, check out this link: http://abc57.com/news/abnormally-dry-conditions-growing-in-michiana-073118.