Weather Forecast Discussion for June 18-24, 2012:
As we head into the last few official days of Spring, our weather for much of the upcoming week will seem more like the Dog Days of Summer. Monday will begin on a warm and humid note, with a few hit-or-miss showers and thunderstorms. A large ridge of high pressure will settle in just to our southeast for midweek, bringing mostly sunny to partly cloudy skies and heat and high humidity. Our first heat wave of 2012 looks likely for the period of Tuesday through Thursday, with high temperatures each day approaching the lower 90's, just in time for the Summer Solstice (Wednesday, 7:09 PM EDT). An approaching cold front may trigger a few showers and thunderstorms by Thursday afternoon with more widespread activity likely Thursday night into early Friday. Cooler and less humid weather will follow for Friday as well as a return to some sunshine. Dry weather, generally fair skies, and more seasonal temperatures will continue into next weekend.
Daily forecast:
Monday: Partly sunny at times, warm and humid, a few on and off showers and thunderstorms. The best chance for a shower or thunderstorm will be during the early morning and again late afternoon/evening.
Low: middle 60's, High: lower 80's
Tuesday: Partly cloudy, hot, and humid.
Low: upper 60's, High: lower 90's
Wednesday: Partly cloudy, hot, and humid.
Low: upper 60's, High: lower 90's
Thursday: Partly sunny, hot, and humid with a chance of an afternoon shower or thunderstorm. A better chance for showers and thunderstorms at night.
Low: lower 70's, High: lower 90's
Friday: A chance of a morning shower, then becoming partly to mostly sunny and less humid.
Low: middle 60's, High: lower 80's
Saturday: Mostly to partly sunny; seasonally warm.
Low: upper 50's, High: lower 80's
Sunday: Some morning sun then increasing clouds, a chance of showers at night.
Low: lower 60's, High: lower-middle 80's
