pamela gardner of wbz in boston is trackk the story. pamela? >> elaine, it's going to be a soggy fourth of july for some. we're already starting off with heavy rain and even the potential for severe storms from illinois to indiana and kentucky tonight. and that means some heavy rainfall totals for monday morning but then the same system will progress towards the midatlantic states producing ddditional rainfall right around louisville, kentucky, all the way to d.c.. to time this out for you, 7 a.m. monday, want to start you off, spotty showersk thunderstorms erupting across the plain, the ohio valley and midatlantic states. a soggy one from cincinnati to st. louis and nashville. keep an eye to the sky because on could see strong thunderstorms in those locations all the way through fireworks time. and there could be some severe storms, damaging wind will be the primary threat in this slight risk area from padu ca to raleigh. once you get into the pan handle of texas, also a slight risk. there is more of a damaging wind and hail threats. but it's

let's bring in pamela gardner of our cbs boston station wbz. la any relief from the heat wave in sight? >> reena the hot temperatures continue. we have heat variesy in effect from new york, st. lucie, and chicago. a heat dome continues to build. and notice it starts to flatten out as we get into sunday. what that means is the heat will progress, even into new england and southern canada, but also tracking the intense humidity levels. dew point temperatures in the low to mid70s with the southwest south air flow and that means it will be downright oppressive with actual high temperatures in the 90s from new york to d.c. columbia 100 degrees. oklahoma city, also 100. also keeping an eye on what's going on in the pacific ocean. we have tropical storm jarvi that's going to continue to track west-northwest, affecting the big islands and the rest of the islands of hawaii. monday morning 50-mile-per-hour winds and 10 to 15 inches of rain. >> ninan: pamela gardner from our cbs boston station wbz, thank you. a russian balloonist set what's believed to be

well, let's bring in pamela gardner of our cbs boston station, wbz. , any relief from the heat wave in sight? >> reporter: reena, the hot temperatures continue. we have excessive heat warnings and heat advisories in effect from new york, all the way to st. louis, and chicago. and these in place through sunday, as a heat dome continues to build. high pressure and control across much of the country, in the upper levels of the atmosphere, and notice that it starts to flatten out as we get into sunday. so what that means is the heat will progress, even into new england and in southern canada, but also tracking the intense humidity levels. dew point temperatures in the low to mid-70s, with the southwest-south air flow and that means it will be downright oppressive, with actual high temperatures in the 90s from new york to d.c. columbia, 100 degrees. oklahoma city, also at 100. real-feel temps, 105 to 125. also keeping an eye on what's going on in the pacific ocean. we have tropical storm darby, that's going to continue to track west-northwest, affecting the

pamela gardner of wbz in boston is tracking the storms. pamela. >> elaine, it is going to be a soggy fourth of july for some. we are starting off with heavy rain and even the potential for severe storms from illinois to indiana and kentucky tonight. and that means some heavy rainfall totals for monday morning. then the same system will progress toward the mid-atlantic states. producing additional rainfall, right around louisville, kentucky to d.c. to time this out for you, 7:00 a.m. monday. start you off spotty showers. thunderstorms, erupting across the plains, the ohio valley and mid-atlantic states. a soggy one from cincinnati to st. louis and nashville. definitely keep an eye to the sky. could see strong thunderstorms and those locations. all the way through fireworks time. and there could be some severe storms, damaging wind will be the primary threat, in the slight risk area from paducah to raleigh. into the panhandle of texas. slight risk. there more damaging wind and hail threat. but, it is looking fantastic for the rest of the u.s.