Good Wednesday to one and all. Temps are about to really steam it up over the next several days, but thunderstorms have the gloves on and are ready to put up a fight. As a matter of fact, the storms will likely win the battle by early next week.
Temps today will be in the upper 80s to around 90 in many areas with low/mid 90s in the west. Humidity levels will make it feel hotter than it actually is. There is a chance for a thunderstorm or two to dive in from the northwest…
The next few days are going to be hot ones, but there are many factors arguing against anything but a typical brand of July heat. The ground is wet, the grass is green, and we have lush vegetation. There’s the threat for storms diving in from the northwest, and even if they don’t, some debris clouds may filter in.
The west is going to be hottest, by far. Central and eastern parts of the state have a better chance of being impacted by some storms coming from the northwest…
The heat index is going to be way up there, because this is a very tropical air mass. This is also the same heat ridge we started talking about more than a week ago. But, I am seeing some limiting factors potentially showing up.
The steamy air this weekend should also produce some scattered showers and storms. That action looks to really increase early next week as a healthy system develops across the region. The European Model is all over it…
The middle and end of next week finds the same model spitting out more showers and thunderstorms, with another system diving into the plains states…
There are some indications of a significant trough developing as we flip the calendar from July to August.
Have a great day and take care.
So if we don’t live in the West, no hope for 95 degrees this Friday/Saturday?
You actually want that?
If the storms do not materialize in the east and no real substantial cloud cover is present then you should be able to achieve that 95 degree temp range. You can have it to
Folks up here in Cincy are saying we’re about to get the hottest weather since 2012 around here. I guess we’ll see.
We are heading to The Breaks interstate park KY/VA for our first time this weekend. We have a 3 hr drive really hoping it won’t rain on us all werkend. Anyone have any insights on the weather for that area.
I posted last evening about the dryness in southern Scott. Chris placed this storm right on top of us and it’s been raining hard for at least 30 minutes. Next time rain misses us, I’ll post again.
LOL – Yea, I was right on the edge of it here in northwest Fayette but no major rains to speak of, just the edge of the storm..