ASHEVILLE, N.C. (828newsNOW) — Happy first day of summer! Its arrival Friday came with hot and increasingly humid weather across the Carolinas, according to the National Weather Service.
Forecasters said conditions will remain hot but less humid through Saturday, with a return of muggy air and higher temperatures starting Sunday as a strong upper-level ridge builds over the region. Afternoon and evening thunderstorms are expected to increase by midweek.
The heat and humidity will gradually intensify into early next week and linger into the following weekend, the agency said in its forecast…