Rain departs but strong storms possible later

The system that brought us all this dreary cloudiness and rain will depart this morning, with clearing skies likely even before noon. This will allow temperatures to return to where they should be this time of year, in the low 80s. However, if the sun comes out sooner rather than later, this could be enough to fire up some strong storms by early afternoon. The main threat from these storms would be hail. Once that threat passes, we’re looking at a mostly sunny and dry Friday, then another chance for some afternoon storms on both Saturday and Sunday, though nothing widespread