The Heat Is On

Get ready New England. We are about to enter our first heat wave of the summer. And this one could be here for several days.

Tomorrow the transition begins. Expect temperatures to climb into the upper 80's with increasing humidity. After that, the heat parade begins. Our summer time buddy, the Bermuda High, slips a little further west over the next few weeks, driving the northern jet stream way up into Canada and keeping us in a very warm and humid south, southwest flow. This pattern, much like cold air patterns that we get in the winter, will be tough to break and we are looking at temperatures in the mid to upper 90's, even in Boston, for pretty much all of next week. Obviously, things can change later in the week, but expect 90+ degree heat with humidity starting July4th and lasting through Tuesday. This much I can promise you.

This heat wave will not be pleasant. Humid conditions will make it unbearable at times. The mid atlantic big cities could get the worst of it, with temps hitting 100 degrees likely in DC and even Philly. At least we won't get that hot. Try to stay cool!