BLOG: Here Comes Real Summertime Weather!
It's a warm and muggy one out there again today with a high of 85 degrees. However, this is just the beginning of an even bigger warmup. The first round of really hot and muggy weather is moving our way. And it's starting tomorrow.
A Heat Advisory will go into effect tomorrow at noon and continue through 8 p.m. A code orange air quality alert will also be in effect for poor air conditions. These advisories and alerts are issued when the combination of air temperatures and dewpoints/humidity will make it potentially dangerous outside. We are looking for an actual air temperature in the 90s with the heat index in the upper 90s - maybe even hitting 100 in some places. We probably won't break a record tomorrow, but just for your knowledge, that record is 98 degrees from 1991. That's also the record high temperature for May.
These advisories and alerts will likely be issued again Tuesday and maybe even Wednesday as the heat is expected to continue. Highs will be in the 90s both these afternoons with the heat index again approaching the upper 90s/near 100.
A strong high pressure system over the Southeast is going to anchor itself there for the next few days. That will pump up the record-challenging heat and force the jetstream way up to the north. Even though the main flow of storms will be over the northern tier of the country and north of us here in Maryland, it will be close enough that we could see an isolated thunderstorm both Monday and Tuesday afternoons while we are in this pattern. A cold front will move through on Wednesday with the best chance for scattered showers and thunderstorms. This front will knock temperatures down somewhat, but only into the upper 80s/near 90 for the end of the week.
As we go through the Memorial Day weekend, let's remember to thank those who gave their lives for this country, and for all those who also put their lives on the lines for all of us.
