Relief is on the Way...
The new hottest day of the year is in the books with a high of 95 just before 3PM...two degrees shy of the long standing record of 97. The humidity is already retreating and shortly the heat will be too. A coldfront is almost through all of New England...it was very active in Northern New England with numerous thunderstorms but down here a mid-level cap precluded and activity. Heights will continue to fall overnight and tomorrow leading to less hot conditions. Despite the cooler and less humid air, a potent mid-level vortmax will induce steep lapse rates tomorrow afternoon and several showers and T-Storms will bubble up. Any storms may contain gusty and winds and hail along with downpours and lightning.
The storms will be the true heat buster as highs tomorrow will still get into the upper 80s but the airmass following them will be so much better. Even drier and more comfortable air will invade the Northeast from central Canada and highs may not reach 80 at the coast later this week. Surface high pressure will lead to several partly to mostly sunny days which will last through the weekend. The heat will start to build again by Sunday and so will the humidity.
