7:00 AM | Stuck with the heat and humidity
Paul Dorian
6-Day Forecast
Today
Mostly sunny, very warm, humid, scattered afternoon showers and thunderstorms, highs near 90 degrees
Tonight
Scattered evening showers and thunderstorms then partly cloudy, muggy, mild, lows near 70 degrees
Tuesday
Partly sunny, very warm, humid, chance for showers and thunderstorms, near 90
Tuesday Night
Mostly cloudy, muggy, mild, chance for a shower and thunderstorm, near 70
Wednesday
Partly sunny, very warm, humid, chance for showers and thunderstorms, near 90
Thursday
Partly sunny, very warm, humid, chance for showers and thunderstorms, near 90
Friday
Mostly cloudy, warm, humid, showers and thunderstorms likely, low-to-mid 80’s
Saturday
Mostly cloudy, warm, humid, showers and thunderstorms likely, low-to-mid 80’s
Discussion
High pressure has moved off the Northeast US coast and this has promoted a southwesterly flow of air in the low levels of the atmosphere which has transported very humid air into the Mid-Atlantic region from the Gulf of Mexico. As a result, the next few days will feature plenty of sweltering air and the daily threat for afternoon/evening showers and thunderstorms and any of these can contain heavy rainfall given the saturated air mass. A more organized rain threat should come at the end of the week as a cold front approaches the east coast associated with a strong upper level trough.
One final note, I have received first-hand reports of thick concentrations of cicadas in northern Virginia, northern New Jersey and upstate New York, but Pennsylvania reports appear to be conspicuously absent.
Video
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