June Discobs 2026

[MN Transplant]

22 minutes ago, Jebman said:

NOPE, no rest for the heat-weary. It hit 95 degrees THIS LATE in the day, 5.52pm, and the dewpoint is back at 82 and we have a heat index of 119 degrees. It's HELL out there today folks.

No mercy at all. None.

Saw something online that said that Austin tied their all-time heat index record.  Some crazy readings down there.

[BlizzardNole]

Was hoping for t-storms here in the Extreme Drought area, but nothing.  What a devastating summer awaits us.  Less than 3" total rainfall for June-Aug.  15-20 days of 95-plus temps with multiple 100-degree days.  Please October get here ASAP

[EastCoast NPZ]

Another deluge this morning.  .11"

[IronTy]

31 minutes ago, BlizzardNole said:

Was hoping for t-storms here in the Extreme Drought area, but nothing.  What a devastating summer awaits us.  Less than 3" total rainfall for June-Aug.  15-20 days of 95-plus temps with multiple 100-degree days.  Please October get here ASAP

There's a big chunk of rain coming up from the SSW on radar.  I can actually trust this sort of setup to reach us vs. coming from the West. Unless it finds yet another new way to fail after dark. 

[EastCoast NPZ]

9 hours ago, MN Transplant said:

Add a trace to my earlier trace.  
 

DC has only had two sub-1” Junes on record.  Sitting at 0.21” right now.

El-nino is really paying off.

[SnowenOutThere]

Beautiful sunset! 

NAM sounding expertly shows the distribution of the mid/high level clouds needed to make this sunset work

[vortex95]

5 hours ago, Jebman said:

This is unbelievable. Now it is 94 degrees ambient temperature, alongside an 82 degree dewpoint.

It feels like 118 degrees in the shade. I left the house damn it was like getting hit by a crematorium blast lol.

It is so doggone HUMID that I can't cool down in the shade in the breezeway. It is just too hot and humid.

94/82 is NO JOKE, folks. Be damn GLAD you don't live in this sweatbox of a state.

Pretty good possibility we strike a 120 degree heat index today. UGH

I am going thru 9.5 ph alkaline water like a hot horse in Egypt in August.

OH WAIT! It's only June 18!

Update 5.05pm Texas time, Temperature topped out at 94. The apparent temperature never got worse than 118. Dewpoint is 81. Heat index is only 116.

I know this heat index sound impressive, but did you know that in the Middle East, it can go *far* higher?

Every July-August at Qeshm Island, Iran (METAR code OIKQ),  dew points routinely get into the 90s, and on some mornings, the heat index exceeds 150.  A few years ago in August, they had 100/97 for a heat index of nearly 180!

This is in the Persian Gulf.  These very high readings occur in the morning w/ fog is present and light winds off the water.  These readings are accurate looking at the daily observations, where the dew points are very high overnight and in the morning, only to mix out quickly by the afternoon and drop quite a bit.

Population of the island is 149,000.  Takeaways here are that it goes to show humans can endure far higher heat indices and do just fine, and what happens in the Middle East makes heat indices in the U.S. look like a walk in the park, relatively speaking.  Context and perspective are important when discussing wx extremes and impacts.

[HokieEnginerd]

1 hour ago, IronTy said:

There's a big chunk of rain coming up from the SSW on radar.  I can actually trust this sort of setup to reach us vs. coming from the West. Unless it finds yet another new way to fail after dark. 

I will be surprised if that blob of rain goes higher than I64.

[RDM]

1 hour ago, vortex95 said:

I know this heat index sound impressive, but did you know that in the Middle East, it can go *far* higher?

Every July-August at Qeshm Island, Iran (METAR code OIKQ),  dew points routinely get into the 90s, and on some mornings, the heat index exceeds 150.  A few years ago in August, they had 100/97 for a heat index of nearly 180!

This is in the Persian Gulf.  These very high readings occur in the morning w/ fog is present and light winds off the water.  These readings are accurate looking at the daily observations, where the dew points are very high overnight and in the morning, only to mix out quickly by the afternoon and drop quite a bit.

Population of the island is 149,000.  Takeaways here are that it goes to show humans can endure far higher heat indices and do just fine, and what happens in the Middle East makes heat indices in the U.S. look like a walk in the park, relatively speaking.  Context and perspective are important when discussing wx extremes and impacts.

Experienced that in Kuwait several times.  It can be dry as a bone and a few hours later the muck rolls in with winds off the gulf (Yes, normally in the mornings but not always).  The humidity can be so thick when we'd go from the air conditioned comfort of an office building outside our phones would immediately sweat moisture all over the phone.  It became a necessity to use an external cell phone holder to avoid a wet spot on your pants.  (It's funny for about 5 mins and then gets to be a royal PITA)

The humidity and Heat Index (HI) in India was a challenge also when the monsoon season rolled in (lived there 3 years).  The HI was routinely off the charts for most western forecasting.  The temps would "relax" from the 118-122 range in late May to a "mere" 108-114 or so with the humidity.  Taking 3 showers a day was the norm.  

[vortex95]

38 minutes ago, RDM said:

Experienced that in Kuwait several times.  It can be dry as a bone and a few hours later the muck rolls in with winds off the gulf (Yes, normally in the mornings but not always).  The humidity can be so thick when we'd go from the air conditioned comfort of an office building outside our phones would immediately sweat moisture all over the phone.  It became a necessity to use an external cell phone holder to avoid a wet spot on your pants.  (It's funny for about 5 mins and then gets to be a royal PITA)

The humidity and Heat Index (HI) in India was a challenge also when the monsoon season rolled in (lived there 3 years).  The HI was routinely off the charts for most western forecasting.  The temps would "relax" from the 118-122 range in late May to a "mere" 108-114 or so with the humidity.  Taking 3 showers a day was the norm.  

Thanks for a personal experience report!  Makes 95 w/ a 70 dew point feel "great", right?

[Jrlg1181]

3 hours ago, HokieEnginerd said:

I will be surprised if that blob of rain goes higher than I64.

Never received even a sprinkle down here northern Waynesboro... 2nd time past 24 hours that occurred with a blob completely evaporating after appearing to be a cant miss...

[BlizzardNole]

10 hours ago, IronTy said:

There's a big chunk of rain coming up from the SSW on radar.  I can actually trust this sort of setup to reach us vs. coming from the West. Unless it finds yet another new way to fail after dark. 

And, it failed.  Next chance is Monday and I'm wondering - does that miss us north or south?

[stormy]

 NWS from Sterling has slammed us in Waynesboro with a 70% likelihood of numerous showers and scattered thunderstorms late night and Friday morning before noon.

I'm still waiting for the first drop at 7:00 and the predictor radar of course keeps the rain over southeast Va.. 

[dailylurker]

7 minutes ago, BlizzardNole said:

And, it failed.  Next chance is Monday and I'm wondering - does that miss us north or south?

After Monday fails (north) that's it for rain changes. I'm glad I didn't do a garden. Come on October! 

[Paleocene]

Northwest flow is great in Ohio right now. Taking my older kid to cedar point today (he's in the roller coaster phase of early teen years). Sunny, crisp, low humidity, 10/10

[BlizzardNole]

29 minutes ago, dailylurker said:

After Monday fails (north) that's it for rain changes. I'm glad I didn't do a garden. Come on October! 

We're in a new construction home which means trying to start a lawn.  I gave up and will try again this fall.  As for garden, I just have a few containers and pots I can water.  I think we'll see a wet and mild winter which would help getting a lawn going.

Cloudy 71/68