More MUGGY is on the way

   I've been away a bit, but I'm back now. Also returning, which has nothing to do with me, is going to be the humidity.
   This week will start off rather pleasant, although scattered showers and storms are in the forecast for the first couple of days, but then the dew points are going to kick up into the uncomfortable and at times oppressive zone. This should start on Tuesday and continue into Friday.
   Looking back at last week, we had those really hot daytime highs.
For the record:
Monday 93
Tuesday 93
Wednesday 94
Thursday 95
That won't happen this week, although we could touch 90 toward week's end.
   Get out there and have fun!

The heat is on!

   We've only just begun. We have a few more days of this heat pump before we cool down for the weekend. This heat reminds me of my visits to Texas.  It's like this all summer down there.  You just move quickly from air conditioned building, to air conditioned car, back to air conditioned building. It's easy once you get the hang of it.
   So the temperature today (Monday) hit 93 here at the Weather Center.  Having lunch with some of our AlterNation staffers and discussing the heat, I found out that some of them did not know that the real temperature (the one we report) is taken in the shade. So, when I say it was 93 degrees today, that means 93 degrees in the shade.  It was about 15 degrees hotter in the sun. How does that make you feel?  LOL
   The heat will remain with us through Thursday as a nice HIGH pressure system over the east coast pumps warm...well, let's call it hot...air up from the south.  We will also begin to experience an increase in humidity.  Today wasn't bad, but that's gonna change.
   A cool front will drop in the end of the week sending us back into the "cool" 80s for the weekend. Meanwhile, enjoy your summer!

(Graphic courtesy of Accuweather.com)

I told you it was coming

Back in early June I mentioned that we should look forward to a very hot July. Well, here ya go! Following a mild day today (Saturday) in the mid 80s we are looking for 90 degrees or so Sunday, Monday, Tuesday, and probably Wednesday.  Thursday and Friday look to be only in the upper 80s. A bit of a cool down, wouldn't you say? LOL

Woohoo!  IT'S SUMMER!

Get your swim suit ready

The cool and pleasant weather is almost over.  "HOT" is coming back into the forecast as we head into the holiday weekend. Temperatures will hit the mid 80s on Saturday and then 90 or above on Sunday and Monday.  The good news is that I don't see it getting very muggy.  It will be warm and somewhat humid, but not oppressive.  Should make for a nice holiday.  If you have any outdoor cookouts planned or intend on visiting the local fireworks, you're on!  Enjoy!

After the rain...a really nice week

After the rain a really nice week is on tap for the region. Gads, we picked up over 1.25" of rain Sunday evening and Monday morning here at the Weather Center. That's a lot of water! But, now the good weather is coming.
Beginning Tuesday and continuing right on through the rest of the week we are going to have lots of sunshine and very nice temperatures. When I was a kid we used to call this "Canada weather" because it felt like it did when we took our summer vacations in Canada. You can check out the forecast daily at the bottom of the hour on 88.9 FM to see if it holds up, but basically we are looking for sunny skies with daytime highs in the 70s through Friday.
FOURTH OF JULY WEEKEND is evening looking good. Now, understand that this is a long ways away (like almost a week), but everything is pointing to dry weather and pleasant summertime temperatures for Saturday, Sunday and evening Monday.  Can we do it?  Let's hope so!
(Graphic courtesy of Accuweather.com)

A nice Friday and a hot weekend...

A nice Friday and a rather toasty weekend is coming up across the area.
Tomorrow is going to be really nice...lots of sun, comfortable dew points, and temperatures in the lower 80s.  However, as we head into the weekend we are going to see the heat crank up again along with a chance of showers and thunderstorms. Looks like we'll have a better chance of the showers and thunderstorms later in the day Saturday and then rather muggy conditions on Sunday.
If you are looking for cool, I'm seeing a pool of much cooler air heading across the lower Great Lakes about mid-week next week.  We could see daytime highs only in the mid 70s for a couple of days. However, the heat will return shortly thereafter.

Gonna be a hot one!

This is summer! Today is going to be a hot, summer day across the North Coast. Temperatures this afternoon will top out near 90 degress. Combine that with a dewpoint in the upper 60s and it's going to be rather uncomfortable.

Relief is on the way though. A cooler air mass will move in tomorrow and by late in the day it will feel better.

Looking for an ideal day? Try Friday...mostly sunny, pleasant, and less humid with a high around 80. That's what I like!