Monday marks the beginning of what will be an extended period of dangerous heat, as a heat wave grips much of the Northeast United States. Amidst an impressive mid level ridge (500mb heights at 600dm over the Ohio Valley) temperatures will rise into the mid to upper 90s throughout the area. Dew points rising towards […]
The past few weeks have featured high humidity values and warmer than normal temperatures — with an uncomfortable airmass lingering throughout the area. Over the next few days, a bit of a break in that airmass is likely as a cold front nears the area and brings in not only some clouds, but slightly cooler […]
If you have spent any time at all visiting the shores of New Jersey or New York this summer, you’ve probably left with one thing on your mind: that water was entirely too cold! The bad news is, it’s not all in your head. The waters are actually cold — and colder than normal for […]
To say that it has been warm and humid of late may very well be an understatement. In fact, the persistence of the warm and humid pattern has been quite remarkable. Dew points have averaged near or over 70 degrees for a good part of the past week throughout the area, and more recently temperatures […]