BLOG: Break From The Heat
There is a break coming from this extreme heat, but it's still going to feel very much like summer.
Last week, we average 98.4 degrees for our high and 75.7 degrees for our low. The normals for that same week are 88 degrees for the high and 66 degrees for the low. That is nearly 10 degrees above average, with a few triple digits and records thrown in. However, today's cold front is going to push the most intense of the heat down to the southwest of us - at least for now.
Strong thunderstorms are moving across the state today, courtesy of a cold front. With so much moisture in the air, they are really producing drenching downpours and localized flooding is a serious concern. Especially since these storms are not moving very fast. The rain will sit over the same area for a long period of time. We did have a severe thunderstorm warning briefly for Carroll and Baltimore counties earlier this afternoon. All thunderstorms and rain will come to an end overnight as the cold front pulls away.
Behind the front, there isn't really any cool air but there is much drier air. So temperatures are still going up to the low 90s tomorrow and Wednesday, just with considerably less humidity and much lower dewpoints. The dewpoints were in the mid 70s this afternoon, making this air that you can really feel outside. Those dewpoints are going to drop down into the 50s the next two days. And with drier air, overnight lows will drop down into the 60s again.
There is another round of intense heat building over the middle of the country again. This heat will spread north and east later this week. Highs will start climbing on Thursday, then get back into the upperr 90s for the end of the week.
