Good observation. Hickory has a DP of 22 while KCLT has a DP of 34 as of an hour ago. Hope to see that DP drop some more before the precip starts flowing in tomorrow morning.
Luckily my company is funding the trip. Maybe they know how much I hate the heat and want me to have effectively 8 months of summer this year since I will get back just in time for our yearly May heat wave.
At this point I'm looking forward to my upcoming trip to Singapore for a few months.
At least when I am baking in the tropical heat and humidity, it'll meet my expectations.
I have a trip up to the Vermont mountains next week. GFS is showing a very strong ridge and well above-average highs of 10-20 degrees above normal for this time of year for that area, with a cool down right when I leave.
Honestly it's a cruel joke at this point.
If the GFS is right we will be waiting until at least the 4th week of the month for a shot at a brief cooldown/drier air. Not unusual, but the chances will really start ramping up by the end of the next 6 weeks.
Think the heat island effect could be that bad? Otherwise would be from the official CLT location but if I remember correctly it is in a low spot near the airport.
About the most miserable walk to work this morning I have ever experienced.
78 degrees with a dewpoint of 73 at 8 am meant that I showed up to work ready for another shower.
I think my biggest frustration with the "New Normal", so to speak, is that the excessively high dew points every day means that we are nearly 100% of the time above "average" on our lows even when we are near or below normal on our highs.
Maybe related - but I saw low-level clouds last night (SE to NW) going in the complete opposite direction of the upper level flow (NW to SE) in Charlotte. There weren't any obvious nearby storm cells either. Any possible explanations?