Good Wednesday everyone and welcome to the C & C Music Factory edition of the blog. The 90s group had a big song called “Gonna Make You Sweat” and that’s the tune mother nature is singing today as we have a scorcher out there.
The heat should reach its peak today before a SLOW drop the rest of the week into the weekend as we begin to ramp up the chances for showers and thunderstorms. This is likely to be the beginning of an overall pattern change that should take us into a cooler and MUCH wetter middle and later part of the month.
Temps today will likely soar into the low and middle 90s for many areas with western Kentucky seeing some high 90s. Check out the numbers from the GFS…
Track today’s temps here…
Current Temps
Factor in the humidity levels and a lot of the region will see a heat index temp around 100 degrees. Slow down and take it easy and drink plenty of water if you have to be outside for an extended period of time today.
Readings for Thursday will be back in the low 90s with a gradual decline into the mid and upper 80s for the weekend. As the temps decline… the showers and thunderstorms will be on the increase and we could get some big boomers during the weekend.
This will be the beginning of a much wetter pattern that is likely to turn fairly stormy for our region into the middle and end of June. The long range models continue to point toward this wetter pattern across the Ohio Valley over the next few weeks…
We are still keeping an eye on the disturbance in the Caribbean as many of the models take it across Cuba to near Florida by the end of the week. Some try to develop it into the first Tropical Storm of the season. Here is the disturbed area…
I will have updates as needed so check back. Before we leave you… let’s make ya sweat…
If keeping the AC temp on 70 is wrong, I don’t want to be right.
thanks, Chris. Weren’t those storms last night a hoot?
Sorry about the last post, Chris…I hit the send button instead of the enter button. But the storms were rather odd…..as for the heat, while I don’t want an ongoing cool, wet pattern, a little rain and a bit of relief would be welcome right now. (Just please make June 25 a pretty day…my daughter is getting married that day. ) 😉
It’s rather sticky outside this morning…..a bit too humid for my liking. Not liking the cool and wet pattern that is coming but we do need some rain.
Ugh – an exclamation of disgust, annoyance, or dislike.
Collins English Dictionary
I may be the minority, but I’m way happy about cooler and wetter.
I am with you. Cool and wet is no problem for me. Much above 70 is too hot for me.
How did I ever live in FL? I stayed inside and did stuff at night, which was still beyond hot.
Jake
An interesting article… http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/43315002/ns/weather/?gt1=43001
I can’t believe they still had a snow pile left in June. Lol. Let me move there for the cooler summer and snowier winter.
Jake
Well, this itty bitty little storm popped up and its been pouring rain for the last 20 minutes and the sun has shined the whole time! Weirdest thing!
It is raining at my house, wait, no that is just my sprinkler. My entire yard was drying up and turning brown.
Hi, I agree with every statement that you have made in the post and I really appreciate your effort in gathering up the information. Thanks for it.