One more degree and the Baltimore City mesonet site becomes the first site to hit 100 in the (short) history of the network.
https://www.weather.gov/wrh/timeseries?site=008MD&hours=72
Even our mesonet sites, which are on grassy & open areas, are flirting with the century mark. This isn't a few poorly placed temp sensors. It's legit heat.
We've blown by the convective temp of 93 degrees per the 12z IAD balloon. Yet the cumulus field is just now struggling to bubble up. There has to be a cap or something.
There appears to be a lack of a kicker, save a mesoscale boundary, and a mid level temperature inversion for today. The upside is that tomorrow's potential probably kicks up a notch if the instability isn't turned over today.
Yea we're probably going to cook Tuesday. Looks like 06z and 12z GFS push +30° air at 925 overtop the entire region. 700 mb is pretty dry too, so it's possible we bake with few clouds.