E PA/NJ/DE Summer 2026 Obs/Discussion

[MacChump]

just got back from the Phils game... miserable experience all the way around, cannot recommend, 1/10

[LVblizzard]

The apartment I live in doesn’t have AC and doesn’t need it because it’s partially below ground. That being said, today is the warmest it’s ever been in here in 5 years of living here. I don’t have an indoor thermometer but it has to be close to 80. Thankfully I can handle warm indoor environments better than most people so I don’t mind it.

[ChescoWx]

1 hour ago, Joshb32689 said:

KMQS (Chester County airport) - 3 miles to my southwest. As of 2:35pm: 96.8°F, DP 70.9°F, heat index 105°F. I’m becoming more confident that we’ll miss triple digits at this point. ETA: Down to 96.1 at 2:55pm

I was sitting in the DMV at KOP earlier. That’s when I learned that indoor swamp ass is a thing. 

 @ChescoWx - how long has it been now since KMQS last broke 100?

 

KMQS has only reached 100 degrees one time since records began on July 22, 2011 when they hit 100.4 - that was also my hottest day when we hit 99.1 degrees

[ChescoWx]

94.8 degrees for the high so far today in EN. This is now the 5th warmest reading here in East Nantmeal in the last 23 years back to 2004! Top 10 warmest are below...of note that same day 7/22/11 is the only day KMQS Coatesville Airport has ever recorded a 100 degree reading.

[Birds~69]

57 minutes ago, MacChump said:

just got back from the Phils game... miserable experience all the way around, cannot recommend, 1/10

Relief pitching did the standard "give up runs" thing yet again. At least they're consistent...

[BBasile]

Temp peaked at 100.4F.  It's at 100.0F now, but the dew point went back up so the HI is now 118F.  

[RedSky]

11 minutes ago, Birds~69 said:

Relief pitching did the standard "give up runs" thing yet again. At least they're consistent...

ozempic alvarado deserves a dfa

 

[RedSky]

If your not at least 98F today in the southeast part of the state your thermometer is wrong

 

[BBasile]

Most of the country is ablaze right now.  

[RedSky]

101F high 

 

[Violentweatherfan]

37 minutes ago, RedSky said:

If your not at least 98F today in the southeast part of the state your thermometer is wrong

 

Or they were aggressive with their watering the lawn limiting the heat increase due to dry conditions

[Birds~69]

[MGorse]

A high of 102 with the heat index peaking at 118. 

[MacChump]

1 hour ago, Birds~69 said:

Relief pitching did the standard "give up runs" thing yet again. At least they're consistent...

They were horrible

[Chief83]

Worcester, PA. peaked at my house 100.4.  Heat index of 115. Went to see the Big Boy train in Linfield, PA.  Really cool to see, but unofficial temp was 104 at that location, Really really hot, humid, miserable conditions.  Mass Casualty Incident declared in Berks County due to the crowds gathered for the train. Don't' know any details,  but based on what I saw  (and felt to some extent)  where I was in Montgomery County - heat exhaustion, fainting, etc. had to be some of the calls. Train was running about 1 hr late  which made matters worse. Waited to take pictures only to get the message "Phone is too hot for the camera to work". The heat kind of made a memorable event of the train more memorable.  

[BBasile]

Ridiculously high stats from today;

Temp:  100.4F

Dew:   80.8F

Heat index:  118.5F

[MGorse]

30 minutes ago, Chief83 said:

Worcester, PA. peaked at my house 100.4.  Heat index of 115. Went to see the Big Boy train in Linfield, PA.  Really cool to see, but unofficial temp was 104 at that location, Really really hot, humid, miserable conditions.  Mass Casualty Incident declared in Berks County due to the crowds gathered for the train. Don't' know any details,  but based on what I saw  (and felt to some extent)  where I was in Montgomery County - heat exhaustion, fainting, etc. had to be some of the calls. Train was running about 1 hr late  which made matters worse. Waited to take pictures only to get the message "Phone is too hot for the camera to work". The heat kind of made a memorable event of the train more memorable.  

More than 100 people treated there. 
 

https://6abc.com/post/heat-related-injuries-reported-berks-county-pa-crowds-gather-see-historic-steam-locomotive-big-boy/19437280/

 

[Voyager]

9 minutes ago, MGorse said:

More than 100 people treated there. 
 

https://6abc.com/post/heat-related-injuries-reported-berks-county-pa-crowds-gather-see-historic-steam-locomotive-big-boy/19437280/

 

I was lucky the train came through Tamaqua around 11am, before peak heating, but it was still plenty hot. There were a handful of heat emergencies here, though, too.

[RedSky]

85F 

[ChescoWx]

4 hours ago, RedSky said:

If your not at least 98F today in the southeast part of the state your thermometer is wrong

 

LOL!!! Ruh Roh.... sorry Redsky he may have had a couple when he posted this..... but in addition to my station in SE PA in Chester County - the professional stations at Nottingham DEOS, Atglen DEOS, KMQS Coatesville Airport, Glenmoore DEOS, Nottingham DEOS, West Grove DEOS all failed to hit 98 degrees today. Me thinks all these professional station thermometers are not wrong!! Thoughts RedSky??

[Psychguy]

Stifling outside at this hour…. Can feel the heat radiating off the pavement… took the pup for her bedtime walk, not sure if it was the fireworks or the heat, but she wanted no part of it! 

[Birds~69]

76F/DP 74F at 7:20am

 

[JTA66]

9 hours ago, Psychguy said:

Stifling outside at this hour…. Can feel the heat radiating off the pavement… took the pup for her bedtime walk, not sure if it was the fireworks or the heat, but she wanted no part of it! 

Smart puppers!

Dipped down to 77F overnight, sitting at 83F post time. Looks like another day of hibernation in the AC.

[Physicsteve]

Really impressive and dangerous temperatures and heat indices yesterday and today. With the deep cold earlier this year we have to be close to some record disparities between various metrics in a calendar year. It’s about as hot as it gets and was about as cold as it gets ‘round these parts.

hope the nam’s right and we get some thunderstorms out of this soup this evening

[BBasile]

Low was 77.4F.  Already back up to 87.4 with a 99F heat index.  

[ChescoWx]

77.2 for the low in EN our 3rd highest min since 2004! We are off to the races today!

[ChescoWx]

The low here in East Nantmeal was only 77.2 degrees. This is the 3rd highest minimum temperature since 2004. Another hot day today with temperatures close to what they were yesterday - mid 90's to near 100 degrees. Small chances of some showers tonight and we begin to slowly trim the heat with highs tomorrow closer to the mid-90's. Shower at T-storm chances ramp up later tomorrow and at night. We then fall back closer to normal temperatures on Sunday before we trend to below normal temperatures by both Monday and Tuesday.

[GaWx]

As of 10AM, Philly is 4F warmer than 24 hours ago (94 vs 90)!

[LVblizzard]

Looks like a much more comfortable pattern setting up for next week and beyond. I could see us hitting 90 again next Thursday (with maybe a decent severe wx chance) but every other day for the next week or two should stay near or below normal. Most guidance is adamant that the ridge will shift towards the plains/Rockies after this week and not really budge for awhile.