Good morning! On this first weekend of summer,  It’s getting hotter and hotter. Extreme heat grips much of the middle of the nation. Highs will be easing closer to the middle 90’s.  The heat index will be into triple digits.  Storms will be few and far between, over the next few days especially in the afternoon and evening hours.  We will be in this pattern for several days.  Expect upper 90’s by mid-week.  The Heat index will reach the 105 Danger Range. 

TODAY:  Good bit of sun.  Hot and humid.  Widely scattered showers/storms.  Most towns stay dry.  High low to mid 90’s.  Triple digit Heat Index.  Low tonight 74.

NEXT FEW DAYS:  The heat index will be into triple digits.  Storms will be few and far between, over the next few days especially in the afternoon and evening hours.  Expect upper 90’s by mid-week.  The Heat index will reach the 105 Danger Range.  Nighttime lows in the extremely humid low to mid 70’s. 

With highs in the mid 90’sover the next few days and upper 90’s by mid week and Dewpoints well into the 70’s. Expect the Heat Index to reach Triple Digits, and will probably reach the 105+ Danger Range by mid to late week. Welcome to Summer in the Deep South. #alwx

Thanks God Willis Carrier is credited with inventing the first modern air conditioning system. In 1902, while working for Buffalo Forge Company, he designed a system to control humidity and temperature, which laid the foundation for the modern air conditioning industry.

Extreme heat grips much of the of the nation.  Widespread heat alerts and warnings.

FUTURE RADAR:  Storms will be few and far between and mostly across the southern half of the state in the afternoon and evening hours.

10 Day temperature trend.  Get ready.   Looks like some blistering heat in our future by the weekend with Dangerous Heat Indices 105 or higher.

BEACH FORECAST:  Good bit of sunshine.   Scattered spotty random mostly PM storms. High rip current risk.   Gulf water at a season high 86.

TROPICAL UPDATE:    NHC says the Atlantic Basin is quiet for the next 7 days, and very likely for much of the rest of June.

Thanks for reading the blog.  Ther next complete video forecast discussion and Blog update is scheduled for Monday morning in the 4 O’clock hour.  Have a great weekend!

–Rich