July Discobs 2026

[frd]

4 minutes ago, Eskimo Joe said:

Drop that shortwave from Hudson Bay due south into Tennessee, and that'll end the drought real quick. 

That would be cool. Still looks active starting Saturday and continuing a while afterwards.  We cool off and then maybe another heatwave early August looking at model clusters. 

Meanwhile,  I believe I bserve smoke overhead. Skies are milky white. 

Currently here 

 

Current conditions at

Wilmington Airport (KILG)

Lat: 39.67°NLon: 75.61°WElev: 72ft.

Fair

88°F

31°C

Humidity	55%
Wind Speed	W 10 G 17 mph
Barometer	30.12 in (1019.9 mb)
Dewpoint	70°F (21°C)
Visibility	10.00 mi
Heat Index	93°F (34°C)
Last update	14 Jul 12:51 pm EDT

[frd]

Yep smoke 

 

[MN Transplant]

1 hour ago, frd said:

Yep smoke 

 

Probably not too much of a leap to think that the smoke might be holding temps back a bit.

[frd]

24 minutes ago, MN Transplant said:

Probably not too much of a leap to think that the smoke might be holding temps back a bit.

I can certainly see that too.  Maybe a couple of degrees cooler would be possible.  Never hit the forecasted high here today.  Tomorrow's HRR smoke forecast is even worse, but I have not looked at the latest update. 

[frd]

30 minutes ago, MN Transplant said:

Probably not too much of a leap to think that the smoke might be holding temps back a bit.

Looks like our area is worse tomorrow as well. 

Dense smoke plume arrives tomorrow.  

 

https://x.com/weather_buffalo/status/2077091092860694878

The latest HRRR shows some absolutely insane smoke on Thursday across WNY. If it comes to fruition it would be much worse than what we experienced a few years ago in 2023.

 

 

[Eskimo Joe]

Wonder if we undercut our high temperatures with this smoke? Looks like some the the solar radiation readings in NE MD are dropping a tad due to the smoke/haze.

[frd]

22 minutes ago, Eskimo Joe said:

Wonder if we undercut our high temperatures with this smoke? Looks like some the the solar radiation readings in NE MD are dropping a tad due to the smoke/haze.

You can clearly see the epicenter of the wild fires in this animation if you look in the NW part of the video

 

https://www.star.nesdis.noaa.gov/GOES/sector_band.php?sat=G19&sector=cgl&band=GEOCOLOR&length=24

 

or the still frame 

 

 

 

 

[SolidIcewx]

22 minutes ago, frd said:

You can clearly see the epicenter of the wild fires in this animation if you look in the NW part of the video

 

https://www.star.nesdis.noaa.gov/GOES/sector_band.php?sat=G19&sector=cgl&band=GEOCOLOR&length=24

 

or the still frame 

 

 

 

 

Those definitely blew up today hot damn

[nw baltimore wx]

Milky white skies at 6PM just west of Bethany, DE.

[WxUSAF]

If the smoke gets as thick as it looks it may (rivaling 2023), that’ll definitely knock a few/several degrees off the temps. New England highs today were mostly under the forecast.

[SnowenOutThere]

11 minutes ago, WxUSAF said:

If the smoke gets as thick as it looks it may (rivaling 2023), that’ll definitely knock a few/several degrees off the temps. New England highs today were mostly under the forecast.

Looks like Thursday morning will be rough according to the HRRR. Interestingly it keeps west of the blue ridge/shenandoah shielded from the near surface smoke. 

[wxmeddler]

I was out on the Allegany / Garrett county border today, the smoke was definitely noticeable between the ridges.