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They made it all the way to southern NH and then disappeared

Tomorrow looks like it will be very bad for smoke...even worse than today

up this way if you aren't watering your lawn and it's in the sun, it's not growing and is mostly brown

Records: Highs: EWR: 104 (1995) NYC: 102 (1995) LGA: 103 (1995) JFK: 99 (1983) Lows: EWR: 55 (1940) NYC: 57 (1930) LGA: 62 (1960) JFK: 59 (1999) Historical: 1643: (July 5th on old Julian calendar) 1643, Plymouth Colony: A violent windstorm hits the Plymouth Colony, the "sudden gust" fells trees and kills one Native American. May have been first documented American tornado or microburst. (Ref. WxDoctor) 1901: The city of Marquette, Michigan set their all-time record high temperature with 108-degree reading. 1916 - A dying South Atlantic Coast storm produced torrential rains in the southern Appalachian Mountains. Altapass, NC, was drenched with more than 22 inches of rain, a 24 hour rainfall record for the state. Flooding resulted in considerable damage, particularly to railroads. (David Ludlum) 1936: Perhaps the hottest night ever recorded in the US outside of the desert Southwest, occurred at Lincoln, Nebraska when the minimum temperature fell to only 91°F. The citizens of that city spent the night outdoors trying to sleep on the lawn of the state capitol. (Nebraska State Historical Society) (Extreme Weather p. 30, by Christopher C. Burt) 1936: All-time record highs were set at the following cities: Quincy, IL: 114°, Peoria, IL: 113°, Lincoln, IL: 113° and Rockford, IL: 112°. Champaign, IL hit 107°. This stood as their all-time record until 1954. 1940: A cool 51° minimum temperature equaled July's record low on July 2nd in 1965 in Richmond, VA. (Ref. Richmond Weather Records - KRIC) 1954 - The temperature at Balcony Falls, VA, soared to 110 degrees to establish a state record. (The Weather Channel) 1976: Thunderstorms caused 76 mph winds at DCA and the highest since 98 mph winds were recorded in Hurricane Hazel in October 15, 1954. (Ref. Washington Weather Records - KDCA) 1980: Minneapolis, MN was plagued by severe thunderstorms that produced hail and tornadoes. Nearly 100,000 people were without power. Damage totaled over $43 million dollars. The city of Memphis, TN set their all-time record high temperature record with 108 °F and Albany, GA also set their all-time record high with 107 °F. (Ref. Wilson Wx. History) 1981: Daytona Beach, FL set their all-time record high with 102 °F. (Ref. Wilson Wx. History) 1983 - The Big Thompson Creek in Colorado flooded for the second time in seven years, claiming three lives, and filling the town of Estes Park with eight to ten feet of water. (The Weather Channel) 1987 - Unseasonably cool weather spread into the south central and eastern U.S. Fifteen cities reported record low temperatures for the date, including Houghton Lake, MI, with a reading of 37 degrees. The high temperature for the date of 58 degrees at Flint, MI, was their coolest of record for July. Thunderstorms spawned several tornadoes in Illinois and Indiana, injuring a cow near Donovan, IL. (The National Weather Summary) (Storm Data) 1988 - Twenty-six cities east of the Mississippi River reported record high temperatures for the date. Charleston, WV, established an all-time record high with a reading of 103 degrees, and Chicago, IL, reported a record fifth day of 100 degree heat for the year. A severe thunderstorm moving across Omaha, NE, and the Council Bluffs area of west central Iowa spawned three tornadoes which injured 88 persons, and also produced high winds which injured 18 others. Winds at the Omaha Eppley Airport reached 92 mph. Damage from the storm was estimated at 43 million dollars. (Storm Data) (The National Weather Summary) 1989 - Thunderstorms drenched Kansas City, MO, with 4.16 inches of rain, a record for the date. Two and a half inches of rain deluged the city between Noon and 1 PM. Afternoon thunderstorms in South Carolina deluged Williamstown with six inches of rain in ninety minutes, including four inches in little more than half an hour. (The National Weather Summary)(Storm Data) 1995: Upstate New York: A extremely severe derecho sweeps across upstate New York. Wind gusting to 106 mph devastates over one million acres (400,000 hectares) of trees, felling tens of millions. Five campers are killed by the falling timbers. (Ref. WxDoctor) 1995: Danbury, Connecticut: The highest temperature ever reported in Connecticut is 106 °F. (Ref. Lowest and Highest Temperatures for the 50 States) 1995: Dew points >80 degrees, with a date record high of 103 degrees gave Philadelphia, PA a heat index of 129 degrees. 40 people died from heat in SE PA; approx. 1 million PA chickens succumbed to the heat. Some highways (including I-83 in York County) closed due to heat buckling. (Weather Guide Calendar with Phenomenal Weather Events 2011 Accord Pub. 2010, USA) 2003: Phoenix, Arizona: A daily maximum temperature above 90°F is usually considered a hot day, but this date, the official minimum temperature at Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport never dipped below 96°F. It is the highest low temperature in Phoenix history. (Ref. WxDoctor) 2006: Kelly Ranch/Usta set South Dakota’s ties high temperature record for SD with 120 °F. Pierre and Rapid City, SD sets their new all-time daily maximum temperature records with 117 °F and 111 °F respectively. Chadron, NE also set their all-time record high with 112 °F. Alliance, NE reported their second hottest day on record with 107 °F. Denver, CO set daily record highs on this date and the 16th with 101 °F and 103 °F respectively. (Ref. Wilson Wx. History)

Took a snap around 5:45 before the smoke starting moving in

82 / 70 heat spike ahead of next smoke plumes argues today maxes just at 99-100 pending on when / how much smoke gets in the way. Hot through Friday then the incoming trough and front meet some resistance from the W. Atlantic ridge and could make for a stormy / wets Saturday and extend into World Cup finale Sunday - Metlife. Heat forced south through the 24th then we'll see if the next western heat comes east to close the month.

Could be worse. 3/4sm smoke in Duluth KDLH 151153Z 02003KT 3/4SM R09/P6000FT FU FEW006 BKN060 OVC110 21/13 A3016 RMK AO2 TWR VIS 1

13 hail reports >= 1.25" last night. That's pretty damn impressive for the region

Dude, this is terrible

US National Weather Service State College PA Favorites ·sotpSrndoeaihc7u709m917g0gg799hl62f2af7c18c8u16a1h5h52aulg54 · HERE COMES THE SMOKE Massive wildfires erupted in Ontario & northern Minnesota on Monday. NW winds will carry that smoke across the Great Lakes, Northeast, & Mid-Atlantic today & tonight. Reduced visibility & degraded air quality may persist through the end of the week. https://www.facebook.com/100064725904699/videos/pcb.1458510112983172/1665007804603396

Inhale, exhale, just got an ounce in the mail

It’s dark

The all-time warmest low temperature was set at our office today in Negaunee Township at 76°F. This breaks the previous record warm low of 74°F set in July of 2002. Records for our office date back to 1959 with an observational period of midnight to midnight EST (1 AM to 1 AM EDT). What makes this record exceptional is that it happens to be the same value as the 30-year normal high temperature for this time of year.

Haven’t gone outside yet, but is that smoke down here at the surface? Looks miserable.

Are Saturday evening showers expected to be scattered?

It’s just 80’s and humid . High heat comes back late month into early Augdewst

There could be two or three days over the next week that are below normal. Especially if it rains. It’s definitely a cooler look so I don’t see like 90/74 stuff.

80° at 5:30am up here in the sticks is just plain stupid.

We had the classic HHH summer days in the 70s and 80s from pollution, but I never remember having wildfire smoke. I hope we don't get it like a couple years ago - that sucked

While these long range subsurface charts from the CFS can lose skill, it’s impressive that the El Niño is still going strong in Nino 1+2 by March. The model is trying to show this taking time to weaken due to how strong it gets. The developing cold pool to the west isn’t as strong as 1998 was.

Smoke, triple digit temperatures and high dew points today....woo hoo!

not a bad summary of reports here https://www.wcax.com/2026/07/15/tuesday-nights-storm-damage-reports/

Pretty crazy how green it is around the New Haven area that got 3-5 inches back on the 6th/7th. Took like a week for lawns to really respond and green up to all that rain. Zero rain since and lawns are still going wild. Been having to mow like evey 3-4 days.

I spent the first 25yrs of my life in Michigan (born 1980) and not once do I recall anything about wildfire smoke. I didn't even know it was a thing until after I move out here.