DAYS 1-5 (AUGUST 5-9)<\/p>\n\n\n\n
A hot spell continues as the Bermuda High set up remains dominant through at least Monday, possibly into Tuesday, before breaking. So this also includes the coming weekend. While down the road there are stronger signs of a break in the heat, while I previously said this pattern reminds me a little bit of one we evolved into in 1988, it won’t last quite as long as that spell of hot August weather did, so while this is a good old fashioned stretch of hot summer weather, it’s far from unprecedented. We’ve seen a few records fall recently, but we’re not exactly picking them off like a shooting gallery this summer either, which ran near to below for temperature until the middle of July before we flipped to a warmer \/ hotter regime. Anyway, of more immediate concern is the continuation and slow expansion of our drought, as areas that do see rainfall often see it in short-lived heavier bursts from showers and thunderstorms, and it doesn’t really absorb well, just running off, and being low coverage in terms of the entire region. And with somewhat limited opportunities for shower and thunderstorm activity, I’m not looking for any improvement in the drought situation either. What looked like a more productive day today will be anything but, with just pop up storms that don’t have the ability to sustain themselves for long, and just rain themselves out without moving all that far, and again low coverage. This chance will diminish as we enter and go through the coming weekend. But it will return again during Monday with the approach of a frontal boundary from the north. This front may take until Tuesday to fully enter and cross the region so the shower and storm threat will continue then too.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
TODAY: Cloud\/sun mix. Isolated to scattered midday and afternoon showers and thunderstorms, any of which can produce torrential downpours, cloud-to-ground lightning, and possibly brief gusty winds. Highs 90-97 except 83-90 immediate coastal areas, especially South Coast. Dew point lower to middle 70s. Wind variable under 10 MPH becoming SW up to 10 MPH.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
TONIGHT: Partly cloudy. An isolated shower or thunderstorm possible early. Patchy fog. Lows 70-77. Dew point upper 60s to 70. Wind SW under 10 MPH.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
SATURDAY: Partly cloudy. Isolated afternoon showers and thunderstorms. Highs 88-95 except 80-87 some coastal areas. Dew point upper 60s to 70. Wind variable up to 10 MPH.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
SATURDAY NIGHT: Partly cloudy. Patchy fog. Lows 66-73. Dew point middle 60s. Wind variable up to 10 MPH.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
SUNDAY: Partly sunny. A slight chance of a shower or thunderstorm in the afternoon. Highs 88-95 except 80-87 some coastal areas. Dew point upper 60s to 70. Wind variable to SW up to 10 MPH.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
SUNDAY NIGHT: Variably cloudy. Patchy fog. Lows 68-75. Dew point upper 60s to 70.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
MONDAY: Partly sunny. Chance of thunderstorms in the afternoon. Highs 89-96, cooler South Coast. Dew point near 70. Wind SW 5-15 MPH.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
MONDAY NIGHT: Variably cloudy. Chance of showers\/thunderstorms. Areas of fog. Lows 68-75. Dew point upper 60s to lower 70s. Wind variable up to 10 MPH.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
TUESDAY: Mostly cloudy. Showers and thunderstorms likely. Highs 82-89. Dew point around 70. Wind variable 5-15 MPH.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
DAYS 6-10 (AUGUST 10-14)<\/p>\n\n\n\n
An area of high pressure moves in during the middle of next week with fair weather, lower humidity, and more seasonable warmth, then slides to the south with a spike in humidity and a shower and thunderstorm chance later in the week before a drier trend toward the middle of the month.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
DAYS 11-15 (AUGUST 15-19)<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Continued hints that the hotter weather heads back toward the Midwest \/ Plains of the US and leaves the door open for a couple shots of cooler air from eastern Canada, but with continued below normal rainfall.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
DAYS 1-5 (AUGUST 5-9) A hot spell continues as the Bermuda High set up remains dominant through at least Monday, possibly into Tuesday, before breaking. So this also includes the coming weekend. While down the road there are stronger signs of a break in the heat, while I previously said this pattern reminds me a … Continue reading Friday August 5 2022 Forecast (6:58AM)<\/span>