06/22/2020: Officially a heat wave…. some relief on the way….

Posted: Jun 22, 2020 / 04:42 AM EDT / Updated: Jun 22, 2020 / 07:19 PM EDT

Forecast update from Meteorologist Tim Drawbridge….

Its “official”…. a Heat Wave…. and, a High Temp that TIED the Record High for today….

Climate Information for Monday, June 22 (left) and tracking the Last 5 Day (right)

Sweltering heat and humidity across the Northeast…. want relief ??? Hope that cold front in the Great Lakes doesn’t lose its punch…. and, moves thru here mid-day Wednesday….

Surface Analysis – as of Monday at 5:57pm

So, you know the “fire drill”…. as we look at our 4th day in a row of 90°+ …. partly sunny, muggy…. shower / t-storm popping up mid-day / during the afternoon….

Futurecast Forecast High Temperatures for Tuesday – Capital Region (left) and the Adirondacks into the Mohawk Valley (right)

Futurecast Forecast High Temperatures for Tuesday – Catskills back to the I-88 Corridor (left) and the Taconics, Berkshires, and Southern Greens (right)

A cold front moves thru mid-day Wednesday…. some cooler and less humid air moves in for the 2nd half of the work week….

Futurecast Forecast High Temperatures for Wednesday (left) and Thursday (right)

Here’s your Forecast for Tonight and Tomorrow / Tuesday….

Forecast Pages – Tonight (left) and Tomorrow / Tuesday (right)

After another hot, steamy day Tuesday…. we have the opportunity to cool off and lose some of this humidity…. the mugginess comes back into play next weekend….