The week started off with improving weather conditions on Monday featuring comfortably warm conditions and it should turn out even better today following the passage of a secondary cold frontal system. Humidity will be low today and the comfortable temperature pattern will continue and there should be plenty of sunshine though an isolated afternoon shower cannot be completely ruled out; especially, over parts of New Jersey and Delaware. As high pressure shifts from our northwest today to our east later this week, the heat and humidity will make a dramatic return to the area. In fact, temperatures by Friday are likely to reach the low-to-mid 90’s ahead of the next frontal system which will increase chances for showers and thunderstorms around here this weekend.
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The highlights of our overall weather pattern during the next several days will be increased moisture levels at mid-week and soaring temperatures this weekend. In fact, the rain can be heavy at times on Wednesday with very moist conditions and temperatures this weekend and beyond could soar way up in the 90’s as strong high pressure ridging develops overhead.
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The week started off with improving weather conditions on Monday featuring comfortably warm conditions and it should turn out even better today following the passage of a secondary cold frontal system. Humidity will be low today and the comfortable temperature pattern will continue and there should be plenty of sunshine though an isolated afternoon shower cannot be completely ruled out; especially, over parts of New Jersey. As high pressure shifts from our northwest today to our east later this week, the heat and humidity will make a dramatic return to the area. In fact, temperatures by Friday are likely to reach the low-to-mid 90’s ahead of the next frontal system which will increase chances for showers and thunderstorms around here this weekend.
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The week started off with improving weather conditions on Monday compared to the past weekend featuring comfortable warmth and it should turn out even better today following the passage of a secondary cold frontal system. Plenty of sunshine is on tap for the DC metro region today and it’ll remain comfortably warm with low humidity values. As high pressure shifts from our northwest today to our east later this week, the heat and humidity will make a dramatic return to the area. In fact, temperatures by Friday are likely to reach the mid-to-upper 90’s ahead of the next frontal system which will increase chances for showers and thunderstorms around here this weekend.
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A strong cold front moved through the Mid-Atlantic region on Sunday night paving the way for a great start to the new work week, and a secondary cold front will follow later today. As a result, it will be comfortably warm with low humidity values through the first half of the week, and there will be plenty of sunshine on each day as well. High pressure pushes off the coast for the late week time period and heat and humidity will make a dramatic return to the region. The next frontal system approaches by the end of the week and it’ll increase the chances for showers and thunderstorms on Friday night and Saturday.
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The month of July so far has been warmer-than-normal across much of the nation, but it will certainly have a difficult time matching the extreme and sustained heat of July 1936. In fact, one of the most widespread and destructive heat waves ever recorded in the US took place in the summer of 1936 which fell right in the middle of arguably the hottest and driest decade ever for the nation.
The decade of the 1930’s is renowned for the “Great Depression” and the “Dust Bowl”, both of which caused calamitous human suffering in this country. Not only were huge numbers of crops destroyed by the heat and lack of moisture in the “Dust Bowl” era, but thousands of lives were lost as a result of the heat, drought and economic hardship. This extreme heat wave was particularly deadly in high population areas where air conditioning was still in the early stages of development. The heat wave experienced in 1936 began in late June, reached a peak in July, and didn’t really come to an end until September. Many of the all-time high temperature records that were set in the 1930’s in numerous cities and states still stand today.
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A strong cold front moved through the Mid-Atlantic region on Sunday night paving the way for an improvement in the weather around here today to begin the new work week. A secondary cold front will follow later today paving the way for even better weather on Tuesday featuring plenty of sunshine, comfortably warm conditions with low humidity levels. High pressure pushes off the coast for the late week time period and heat and humidity will make a dramatic return to the region. The next frontal system approaches by the end of the week and it’ll increase the chances for showers and thunderstorms on Friday night and Saturday.
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The pattern remains very warm and unsettled today with highs well up in the 90’s and the chance of PM showers and thunderstorms. It becomes slightly less hot for the mid-week, but then hotter again by the weekend.
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A strong cold front moved through the Mid-Atlantic region on Sunday night paving the way for a great start to the new work week, and a secondary cold front will follow later today. As a result, it will be comfortably warm with low humidity values through the first half of the week, and there will be plenty of sunshine on each day as well. High pressure pushes off the coast for the late week time period and heat and humidity will make a dramatic return to the region. The next frontal system approaches by the end of the week and it’ll increase the chances for showers and thunderstorms on Friday night and Saturday.
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A cold front will stall-out in the area today and remain nearby through the weekend keeping it unsettled for the next few days with the chance of showers and thunderstorms from time-to-time. Another cold front is likely to push through the region on Sunday night paving the way for a dry and comfortably warm start to next week.
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