A cold front pushed off the eastern seaboard late yesterday and its passage ushered in a refreshing air mass to the Mid-Atlantic region. Temperatures and humidity levels will remain in the comfortable zone for the next few days and there will be plenty of sunshine as well. Humidity begins to build up early next week and the chance of showers and thunderstorms will increase as the next frontal system heads in this direction from the Great Lakes.
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July has been quite hot across much of the nation and, no doubt, there will be plenty of hot weather during the remainder of the month. However, July 2026 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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It’ll stay unsettled through the upcoming weekend with a daily shot at afternoon and evening thunderstorms. The unsettled conditions will be the result of a stationary frontal system over the Tennessee Valley combined with high moisture levels in the lower levels of the atmosphere.
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A cold front pushed off the eastern seaboard late yesterday and its passage ushered in a refreshing air mass to the Mid-Atlantic region. Temperatures and humidity levels will remain in the comfortable zone for the next few days and there will be plenty of sunshine as well. Humidity begins to build up early next week and the chance of showers and thunderstorms will increase as the next frontal system heads in this direction from the Great Lakes.
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A cold front will slowly work its way to the eastern seaboard today and clouds will give way to clearing skies by later tonight and a refreshing air mass will move into the Mid-Atlantic region. As the front pushes towards the coast, there can be additional showers and thunderstorms later today, but likely to the south and east of the urban corridor and generally confined to the Delmarva Peninsula. Temperatures and humidity levels will be quite comfortable from later tonight into the weekend across the Mid-Atlantic region following the passage of the cold frontal system.
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A cold front will slowly work its way to the eastern seaboard today and clouds will give way to clearing skies by later tonight and a refreshing air mass will move into the Mid-Atlantic region. As the front pushes towards the coast, there can be additional showers and thunderstorms later today, but likely confined to areas just to the south of the metro region. Temperatures and humidity levels will be quite comfortable from later tonight into the weekend across the Mid-Atlantic region following the passage of the cold frontal system.
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A cold front will slowly work its way to the eastern seaboard today and clouds will give way to clearing skies by later tonight and a refreshing air mass will move into the Mid-Atlantic region. As the front pushes towards the coast, there can be additional showers and thunderstorms later today, but likely confined to areas just to the south and east of the metro region. Temperatures and humidity levels will be quite comfortable from later tonight into the weekend across the Mid-Atlantic region following the passage of the cold frontal system.
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There is high risk of severe weather later today in the Mid-Atlantic region as several ingredients come together to enhance upward motion and destabilize the atmosphere. There were some showers around earlier today, but the late afternoon and evening hours will present the greatest risk for the severe weather. The primary hazards on the table include damaging wind gusts and heavy rainfall, but isolated tornadoes cannot be ruled out. Showers and thunderstorms can linger on Wednesday; especially, along and to the south and east of the I-95 corridor as the cold front pushes towards the eastern seaboard. Refreshing air will follow the frontal passage on Wednesday night and great weather is destined for the Mid-Atlantic region on Thursday and Friday.
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Severe weather affected the Mid-Atlantic on Saturday, and another high risk is on the way for this afternoon and evening as a cold front pushes towards the region. Not everyone will get hit by the strong-to-severe storms, but ingredients are coming together for what looks like multiple rounds of showers and thunderstorms...some of the storms can be severe and some of the rain will be heavy…watch out for localized flash flooding. Showers and thunderstorms can linger into Wednesday; especially, along and to the south and east of the I-95 corridor. A refreshing air mass will arrive on Wednesday night and the weather looks great for Thursday, Friday, and Saturday.
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Severe weather affected the Mid-Atlantic on Saturday, and another high risk is on the way for this afternoon and evening as a cold front pushes towards the region. Not everyone will get hit by the strong-to-severe storms, but ingredients are coming together for what looks like multiple rounds of showers and thunderstorms...some of the storms can be severe and some of the rain will be heavy…watch out for localized flash flooding. Showers and thunderstorms can linger into Wednesday; especially, along and to the south and east of the I-95 corridor. A refreshing air mass will arrive on Wednesday night and the weather looks great for Thursday, Friday, and Saturday.
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