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101.7 for high two days in a row, makes one wonder if it is something to do with mu pws digital thermometer

Ill take the under

98/70 at SHD is pretty brutal for them.

July 2-3, 2026 is only the third such case. The others were: July 2-3, 1966 and July 6-7, 2010.

Euro suite loves doing this in summer . Convection will rob heavy moisture transport north and lack of baroclinicity in summer . Other guidance will take it to woodshed again

103/117 peaks

The mid-state and western areas are getting pounded again today as well. I'm not sure why those areas are able to pop storms but they won't pop here. We have all the fuel but no sparks.

SREFs?

Seems unlikely. High is still 98.

ORD and MDW both topped out at 95° yesterday.

Trained last evening/night at home. Ended up with over 3" of rainfall.

Euro going wild with that Typhoon

Sitting at 106 atm. All time high at EarlGreys house.

99/74

Sell the soak. You have been warned Around BDL about 25 percent of members are greater than 1 inch QPF, vs around 15 percent as you move towards LWM. It is also notable that many of these rainy member are from the ECMWF ensemble. That`s why I`m leaning more light rain at this time than a true soaker.

ORD and MDW both topped out at 95° yesterday. ...2026 90°+ Day Tally... 7 - ARR 5 - ORD 5 - MDW 5 - RFD 5 - PWK 5 - UGN 5 - LOT 4 - DPA

Garden variety cell grew into a decent storm. 50 mph gust in there at one point. Outflow breeze feels great rn. More storms backbuilding. Gonna be a good day.

Storm that popped up overhead went from nothing to producing 80 mph wind gusts immediately

79 mph reported in Kalamazoo. Severe Weather Statement National Weather Service Grand Rapids MI 419 PM EDT Fri Jul 3 2026 ...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 530 PM EDT FOR CALHOUN AND KALAMAZOO COUNTIES... At 416 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located near Galesburg, or 7 miles east of Kalamazoo, moving east at 25 mph. THIS IS A DESTRUCTIVE STORM FOR Eastside Kalamazoo, Galesburg, Climax. Will be in the vicinity of Battle Creek by 5 PM. HAZARD...80 mph wind gusts and quarter size hail. SOURCE...Radar indicated. At 405 PM EDT, 79 MPH was reported at Kalamazoo Airport. IMPACT...Flying debris will be dangerous to those caught without shelter. Mobile homes will be heavily damaged. Expect considerable damage to roofs, windows, and vehicles. Extensive tree damage and power outages are likely.

Many years ago (1960?) I was with a group of kids on a trip to Sandy Hook, NJ. Expecting the mid-July ocean to be 70-72, we were a bit dismayed to find it at 57. Went swimming anyway but not for as long. Of course, some years earlier (1952) on our vacation at Spruce Head, part of Boothbay Harbor, I swam most every day in water that might've been even colder. Of course, 6-year-olds don't feel the cold water until mom or dad sees the blue lips and pulls us out.

It’s July in the MW, it gets hot every year. Nothing HISTORIC about this stretch tho for most peeps. Not too many people are going to look back in 20 years and remember the great 4th of July heatwave of 2026. Otoh there are quite a few heatwaves from the mid-late 90s and 2000s that I can still remember vividly.

Damn ACY may have tied their all time all time of 106

The wind shifted back offshore and the temperature rocketed. It shows just how hot this air mass is.

90f for the high. Cooler than yesterday Sent from my SM-S921U using Tapatalk

new enhanced risk in southern Michigan, and these storm reports from around Chicago