August heat and humidity…
Low 90s for temps and low 70s for dew points means dangerous heat indices. HRRR Model is very bullish with a max heat index of 103.
Upper 90s to around 100 appear very likely. Limit time outside during the peak heating hours and check the backseat!!
A thunderstorm cluster is in Western Kentucky moving southeast toward us, but the models think it’ll fizzle out before it gets here.
More storms may redevelop for a few of us this afternoon. Severe weather is not expected. There might be lightning or even a few pretty big downpours, but not for everyone.
A Tolerable Form of “Hot” on Saturday
Hear me out. It *sounds* hot outside today! It’s 10 am and the cicadas are already out chirping in full force.
Few clouds out this morning to provide relief from the sun. Today will be the first August day of this year to surpass 90º. That’s not very “on brand” for 2020, but I’m not complaining! Lucky for us, our dew points are still hanging out right around 65º. Hence, the “pleasant” heat.
Friday = Awesome
No rain, high around 90, tolerable humidity.
Fire up the grill, head to the golf course/lake, do literally anything outside today.
NWS Nashville mentions ridging will build starting Saturday. That with a surface high over the Gulf will help increase moisture return, thus better rain chances next week.
The Intern who was supposed to write this is rescuing a family of kittens from a tree. A ladder, something about a standoff, and tuna is involved. So far no one is blaming the tree, but before I could get details, the intern had to go.
The beautiful weather that you woke up to will continue throughout the day today.
We can thank an upper level trough that’s decided to sit above the eastern US this week. Moisture will continue to stay to our south, causing the dew point map to look like this:
To start off this lovely Tuesday, we are looking at overcast skies with temps in the low 70s.
That’s right, low 70s! We are finally getting a break from the heat thanks to a short wave trough passing through this morning carrying some cool air.
That cold front that came through this weekend is doing us some good.
Even better news? There’s another one that’s coming through tonight into early Tuesday morning.
Dew points are expected to reach 65° this afternoon. It will still feel sticky outside, but mixed with those lower temps, it’s going to feel noticeably better than what we experienced in late July.
Is it really the 2nd day of August? With this weather?
A surface cold front swept through the area yesterday and completely wiped out that hot and superhumid airmass.
Dewpoint temperatures have backed off significantly, and will remain manageable for the rest of the week.
Some areas have already gotten wet today and scattered showers and storms will continue throughout the afternoon and evening hours as a cold front moves through the area. They should be heading out before midnight.
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