FORECAST: Heavy rain, lightning expected to move in tonight

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• You should soak up these last few moments of 80-degree weather because we are in for some big changes.

• Starting tonight, thunderstorms are expected to bring very heavy rain and lightning.

• We believe the mountains will stave off most of the energy here, and the storms, while heavy, will not be severe.

• Fortunately, the rain will move out quickly and we will dry out.

• After that, cold weather is expected to start rolling in.

• Gusty winds and clouds will knock the temperatures a bit on Wednesday.

• This will set us up for a bigger cold outbreak for the end of the week.

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