WLKY Meteorologist Matt Milosevich has the latest on impact weather Tuesday, with shower and storm chances. Plus, increasing heat in the 7-day forecast.

The weather system is anticipated to bring intense thunderstorms and persistent rainfall over the next several days. Heavy showers are likely to continue through Wednesday and Thursday.

We're about to get a taste of summer this week as moisture spinning around a low pressure system to our south ushers in a noticeably more muggy air mass.

Daily downpours and even some rumbles of thunder will push through the area this week. Daily downpours and even some rumbles ...

Lightning is one of nature's most spectacular phenomena, characterized by a massive electrical discharge that occurs between clouds, from a cloud to the air, or from a cloud to the ground.

Direct lightning strikes cause minimal damage to Dipteryx oleifera. But these same strikes effectively kill parasitic vines and neighboring trees that compete with the species for light and nutrients.

A slow-moving storm will bring a prolonged period of soggy weather this week. Persistent showers with a few heavy pockets will saturate the area Monday. Rain and storms become more intermittent ...