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Low here this morning was 54. Few upper 40's normal NWNJ chilly spots. Great weather to open August. No complaints from me. I guess next up in terms of interesting weather will be how much heat returns in about 10 days or so and what the tropics can produce as MJO comes around into favorable phases. Some interesting ensemble and op model solutions as we head toward mid month. If we can keep some sort of upper ridge parked to our NE might be interesting. Either way overall pattern looks to support more westerly tracks with lower chance of re curvature OTS. We'll see how it plays out.

Windows open and blanket up this morning !

Received .60" here. Better than nothing and better than excessive totals and flooding. With the cooler weather the .60" will last a few days and I won't have to water the garden or lawn. Enough is a good as a feast I guess. Windows open for the first time in a LONG time. Love the cooler temps.

Getting skunked up here in my area. Had one very brief heavy downpour as a storm slid by just to my south. Otherwise sun pops in and out. Main show is route 78 south into CNJ. SNJ getting hit pretty hard as well.

Outflow boundary along and south of 78. Storms firing up along it. Highest risk area for excessive totals and Flash Flooding sadly looks to repeat in an area that was recently hit hard....along and especially south of R78 in NJ and then into and near SI / NYC. Areas to the NW of that especially west of 287 and along and north of 80 seem to be in an area where excessive totals and the threat for Flash Flooding is minimal and decreasing.

Current temps / heat index from NJ WXNET and max temps so far today.

Good luck! I do hope you can find something.

Hence why I said "nearing" the 1995 levels.

Some of these local HI readings are nearing the suffocating levels of the 1995 heat wave. Going to be a stiflingly hot night coming up especially in the urban areas.

Some of these local HI readings are getting close to the suffocating heat of 1995.

Central air doing it's thing. Very comfortable 68 degrees on the first floor. Unit on second floor is set to 80 and kicking on and off to keep it at 80. It is hot out there.

Max temps so far today:

Latest Temp / HI:

Heat Index is the story today. Temperatures are hot for sure but not extreme. Noteworthy though to see m/u 90's far NW NJ. That is as impressive as anything.

Sea breeze visible on latest visible over L.I. : https://www.meteo.psu.edu/ewall/PSUGOES_PA2/loop60v.html

Snapshot of current Heat Index numbers: Click to enlarge.

Highly urbanized locations have not dropped below 80. Very steamy.

Highly urbanized locations have not dropped below 80. Very steamy night.

11:0O heat index CP 90 and EWR 95

11:0O heat index CP 90 and EWR 95

9pm CP 85. Heat index 91 EWR 88. Heat index 95

9pm CP 85. Heat index 91 EWR 88. Heat index 95

9:30 p.m. and holding at 80 degrees here. Very muggy evening with no breeze at all.

9:30 p.m. and holding at 80 degrees here. Very muggy evening with no breeze at all.

Currently 85 here and swamp ass muggy under partly sunny skies. Full clearing now moving SE quickly from NW Sussex County. Should be totally sunny here within the next 60-90 minutes. https://www.meteo.psu.edu/ewall/PSUGOES_PA2/loop60v.html