Air Quality Advisory in effect Sunday; high humidity and hot temperatures expected

There is an Air Quality Advisory in effect until midnight tonight for Clark, Darke, Greene, Miami, Montgomery and Preble Counties. The National Weather Service advises residents of those counties to take steps to reduce air pollution such as carpool or use a bus, walk or bike when possible, refuel vehicles after 8 p.m. and avoid idling a vehicle.

The skies will be sunny and the National Weather Service issued an alert that high humidity will create heat indices between 95 to 100 degrees this afternoon. High temperatures are expected to reach 93 degrees and lows will be around 69 degrees.

Tomorrow, there is a slight chance of showers in the afternoon and evening. Showers are likely between 2 p.m. and 4 p.m. and the chance of a thunderstorm will increase after 4 p.m. The skies will be sunny, with highs near 95 degrees. Lows will reach about 71 degrees.

Tuesday will bring more chances of showers in the morning and evening. Thunderstorms are expected between 11 a.m. and 7 p.m., but the skies will likely be sunny. Temperatures will range from 94 degrees to 72 degrees. Rain is possible between 7 and 8 p.m., the National Weather Service said. In the evening, the skies will be cloudy.

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