Today is a WXII 12 News First Warning Weather Impact Day in the viewing area as a marginal risk of severe thunderstorms is possible and a flood watch is in effect for the Foothills and Mountains of North Carolina and southern areas of Virginia.

Between July 18 and Aug. 12, you can see the Southern Delta Aquariids shower in the Northern Hemisphere by looking to the south. Under dark skies, the shower can have a maximum hourly rate of 15-20 meteors. It occurs at the beginning of the Perseids. Unable to view our graphics? Click here to see them.

Showers and thunderstorms on Thursday will bring rain that is heavy at times. This could lead to flooding across NCWV, and all of our area is under a Flood Watch from 2:00 PM through this evening. In addition,

Temperatures are going to jump Thursday as a warm airmass makes it way over the region, according to forecasters. A high of 90 is anticipated that day, but forecasters said it will feel like 100 with humidity. The Lehigh Valley will be under a heat advisory from 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. Thursday.

Showers and thunderstorms are expected to begin the afternoon of July 17, the National Weather Service in Louisville says.

Heavy downpours could be seen across several parts of Western Pennsylvania on Wednesday, but now we'll get a break from the storms.