We made it! Well, almost…Today is the final day of this very long stretch of high heat and humidity.
Thanks to the excessive heat in the last 10 days or so, Boston is now tied for the warmest summer to date.
Worcester is #2 and Blue Hill Observatory in Milton is #1.
In the City, it has been the high humidity and, in turn, the warm nights that have tipped the scales thus far.
This month is on pace to be the most humid July on record (last July being 3rd on the list).
And, as of this writing, Boston has had 9 consecutive nights with low temperatures of 70 or higher.
This begs the question…is THIS the new normal? Are we destined for a climate more like the Deep South in the summertime when it comes to humidity?
At this point, I would say the sample size is simply too small to make that leap. In fact, July of 2022 was one of the driest July’s on record.
However, there is no denying that not only is our planet warming, but the oceans are at all-time record warm levels. This means more available moisture in the atmosphere and certainly plays a part in the humidity levels and the excessive amounts of rain that we tend to get much more frequently of late.
If you head west of Boston, away from the occasional cooling ocean breezes, the heat has been even more dramatic in the last few weeks. Today will make 4 days of 90+ this month in Boston.
Just a few miles inland, towns like Bedford, MA will have hit 90 on 9 of the last 11 days. Fitchburg on 11 of 13 days.
Alas, there is relief in sight!
What do you notice about the high temperature map for Thursday?
NO 90S!
In order to get there, we will have to endure one more night of thunderstorms.
The highest threat tonight lies between 6-10pm in central and eastern MA.
There may be some briefly heavy downpours and scattered, strong, straight-line wind gusts.
Thursday will be our transition day. There will be some lingering showers and humidity in the morning, but the skies and the air itself will be clearing and drying during the second half of the day. Dewpoints will plunge and be in the 50s by Friday and Saturday, a HUGE change.
The upcoming weekend looks fabulous! High temperatures will remain above average, in the mid to upper 80s, but the air will be much drier. There is only a very slight chance of a thunderstorm on Sunday, most of the area will remain dry right through Monday.
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