July 12th and Beyond Heatwave

[cyclone77]

Strange summer.  All the big heat is north and east of here.  They can have it lol.

[Brian D]

A couple 100 readings up near the border currently. One in Meander (RAWS), and another from a PWS just N of Seagull Lake. Some other sites are getting close.

[Brian D]

1 hour ago, Brian D said:

A couple 100 readings up near the border currently. One in Meander (RAWS), and another from a PWS just N of Seagull Lake. Some other sites are getting close.

More 100+ readings showing up near the border, even Thunder Bay, CAN. Looks like some 100's over in the UP MI, as well.

[nvck]

102 in thunder bay, 59 across the lake... nature's AC

[Pellice]

I am writing from the Cincinnati area.  The humidity of last week has diminished quite a bit, but I glanced at the radar and saw convective storms developing and sweeping westwards from West Virginia into the Moorehead, Kentucky area.  The high pressure to the north must be tremendous to be getting moisture to move westward down there.  It's interesting to watch and caught my eye.  Here in the Ohio Valley, it looks clear though the entire week.

[Brian D]

Temps peaked at 94/69/99. Shoreline temps running 85-90. Co-op had 83 yesterday. Offshore bouy for TH has an air temp of 56, so pretty chilly out there on the big pond. Point has 100 for tomorrow due to the winds switching to the W creating a little down slope enhancement. In house temp started at 79 and now to 83. Started at 75 yesterday, and ended with 82. Will open windows again tonight. Actually not horrible with the fans. I'm doing good.

[weatherbo]

Reached 98 here.  Dews fell from the mid 70's to the upper 50's during the hottest part of the day, so it wasn't that bad.  Highest reading in the UP was 102 @ Baraga Plains.  They're usually one of the top 5 cold spots too. 
One more day in the mid 90's, then back to more respectable summer weather.

[OrdIowPitMsp]

93 for the afternoon high. Crazy having warmer temps to my north. International Falls got to 97.

[Chicago Storm]

6010DM 500MB height on the 0z MSP sounding, which sets a new all-time record.

[TheClimateChanger]

 

[Brian D]

Just looked at DLH temp records, and looks like top 5 max temps with record/near record high mins. Some other stns should be near record/record max/hmin with shorter records. Stout heatwave for the Northland. 

[TheClimateChanger]

Will have to keep a close eye on the path of this wildfire smoke. RAP suggesting some surface smoke on Wednesday, densest near the fires, but extending across the Great Lakes.

[TheClimateChanger]

Looks like a smokemaggeddon scenario on Wednesday if the HRRR is right?

[Chinook]

nearly 5970meter 500mb closed high pressure near Wausau Wisconsin

[Torchageddon]

TWN increased tomorrow's temp again to now 36C/97F, pretty rare value but many times has fallen short.

Ontario had their highest temp since the Dust Bowl! Peak at Armstrong ON at 40.7/104F!

[Powerball]

10 hours ago, TheClimateChanger said:

Will have to keep a close eye on the path of this wildfire smoke. RAP suggesting some surface smoke on Wednesday, densest near the fires, but extending across the Great Lakes.

 

9 hours ago, TheClimateChanger said:

Looks like a smokemaggeddon scenario on Wednesday if the HRRR is right?

 

That might also explain why the models have backed off on what was nascent potential for cap busters along the front Wednesday...

[Powerball]

Oof...

 

[A-L-E-K]

taking the under

[Brian D]

Point now says 97 today with a SW wind again, but then smoke arrives Wed. Just a matter of time for that to happen again.