Our sensible weather has once again calmed down after a series of strong thunderstorms impacted the area last night. Thankfully, this calm weather is likely to last right through the weekend and into the beginning of next week! While conditions will remain dry, we’ll also be gradually turning up the heat through next week!
The National Weather Service has confirmed that an EF-1 tornado touched down in Mount Laurel, NJ shortly after 7:00pm on Thursday. This marks the second tornado in just five days, after an EF-0 tornado touched down in the same area on July 6th. Thursday’s tornado was stronger, with maximum wind speeds of 90 miles per hour.
Today has been yet another warm/hot day across the entire Northeast. Tomorrow (Thursday) may feature some heavy showers and thunderstorms across the area, but nothing too impactful overall. Showers will likely linger into the beginning of Friday but should clear out just in time for the weekend! All indications point towards another bout of hot & humid conditions, potentially lasting through next week! As always, here are your five things to look out for during the next week!
Warmer weather conditions have settled in once again this morning, and will persist for the next several days. You may even notice a haze in the sky this morning – you can thank wildfires in Canada for that! The next chance of precipitation won’t come until Thursday, and after that storm system passes by it’s game-time for heat and humidity to take over once again. Here are five things to look out for in the next two weeks of weather: