Summer heat finally making a return today in western ME after being delayed by extensive cloud cover the past two days. This wasn't initially picked up by the models, the fly in the ointment being that sudden weak low forming off the carolinas Thursday night and making the move up the coast on Friday.
Currently sitting at mid 80s with abundant sunshine. IZG soared to upper 80s by 11am but has since seemingly hit a ceiling at 89.6. It appears the tail end of the heat is getting trimmed back a bit as well compared to the earlier runs. Par for the course for heat waves here from my previous years living in this area. The summers that bucked that trend were 2002 and 1999. If the GFS is right, the extensive overcast gloom returns Thursday and won't finally vacate the area until Tuesday evening. Yeesh. I'll be making the trip back to AZ before that time.
Most of my time visiting here the past month has actually been quite decent by June standards, with exception to the memorial weekend disaster. Nothing quite like stepping out of the airport and getting smacked in the face by labradorian marine tainted 40s after being acclimated to 100/70.
