¶ Summer Heat Arrives in the East
Hi , this is meteorologist Steve Pelletierian . I am the weatherman , and thanks for checking into theweathermanpodcom on your Sunday . It is the 22nd day of the month of June and we are deep in the heat Boy . Summer started on Friday evening , the official start of summertime , at least the summer solstice .
Actually , we meteorologically look at the first of June as being the beginning of summer and up until this weekend the temperatures really weren't that bad , but about maybe a degree to about a half a degree below normal , above normal rainfall . Of course we've had some pretty lousy weather .
But now it's turned and we're going to have four days of excessive heat in the mid-Atlantic and northeast . I know a lot of the nation's midsection has been having the heat over the last several days , but it's just arriving in the east and we are going to pay .
So it's called an extreme heat warning in effect from today right up through Wednesday evening at 8 pm . We are going to have sunny and hot weather . Today Highs near 100 in DC , baltimore , philly , new York , even up in the Boston area it'll reach up to around 94 , 95 degrees . Interior spots in upper New York State probably not as bad .
Central and western Pennsylvania also in the 90s , but not close to 100 . It's going to be 102 for a high in the major cities on Monday and Tuesday . But the heat index values , which is a combination of the heat and humidity and the sunshine , up to about
¶ Heat Advisory Details and Safety Tips
108 to 115 . That's really tough . Take it slow and easy . Make sure you're well hydrated Now I'm talking about hydrated with water or juices . You don't want alcohol . Just , you're going to cause the heat to go way on up there . So none of that . But you are looking at very dangerous conditions if you're out of noise and exerting yourself .
So just find safety cooling places . There probably will be in some of the major cities , places where you can go to escape from the heat . And take advantage of every one of those places , because it will be quite tough . So again , sunny and hot on Monday about 102 . Heat index values 105 to 110 . The same for Tuesday , the same for Wednesday .
Thursday , thunderstorms will be moving in and high temperatures 88 . And those thunderstorms will be the leading edge of cooler air that should arrive for next weekend as we get into the end of the month of June
¶ National Weather Overview
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Last weekend of the month of June , now , if you are traveling on this Sunday , of course , much of the nation's midsection to the eastern seaboard under the heat and humidity , scattered thunderstorms , mainly at the coast of Florida and extending down from the Keys up to Fort Myers , up to Tampa , st Pete and even out to Pensacola and Tallahassee , and there will be
some scattered showers and thunderstorms in Houston and Dallas-Fort Worth , but nothing major , nothing severe weather . The severe weather is looking at west Texas , from El Paso northward up to Amarillo , and also some heavy weather across central Utah , but it looks like in Atlanta it should be dry .
Dry but hot in the Louisville area , excuse me , louisville , kentucky and the Nashville area , chicago looking dry also Minneapolis , st Paul the possibility of some showers , but also dry and hot . And out on the West Coast , dry in LA , san Diego and San Francisco and still raining up around Portland and Seattle
¶ Final Safety Reminders
. Looks like that will continue for the next couple of days there as well . I'm your moderator , steve Pelletier , and I'm the weatherman . Hope you have a great day today . Talk to you first thing on Monday . Take care , keep cool , don't exert yourself , drink .