Well, I can think of so may songs that could describe the heat wave that has suffocated the eastern half of the U.S…but I will spare you my horrible singing!

We are on the southern end of those high temps. It has been much worse for folks up in the big cities of the Northeast where the heat island effects have made it feel up to 10°-15° hotter on top of the heat index! We hopefully will see a few more showers and storms over the next few days as the big “heat ridge” over the region starts to move east and break down a bit. It was promising to see the isolated storms pop over the Midlands late yesterday afternoon. I expect that trend again today but don’t look for much around our backyards…nothing more than an isolated storm here or there.

(Image Courtesy: Weather Underground)

The tropics are nice and quiet this morning. We do note a few flareups across the Atlantic Basin. One is just south of Cuba, west of Jamaica. There are no signs of development and the upper level winds over the region are not favorable for development over the next few days. Another wave has popped up just off the coast of Columbia near Panama. That wave is moving west and is not forecast to develop. It’s early in the season and as the map below shows, we are still a good ways from the peak of the season. June and July are usually slow months for developemnt

(Image Courtesy: N.O.A.A.)

As we approach the peak of the season, the storm count really goes up. The waters of the Gulf of Mexico, Caribbean and western nearshore Atlantic are typically early season breeding grounds for tropical trouble so we will watch them closely.

Stay cool and see you back here soon!

Chad Watson
Live 5 Meteorologist

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