July 2016 Observations and Discussions

[Geos]

Your leaving in the perfect time to avoid the heat and humidity!  I bet your happy about that, huh???  Haven't seen a full blown heat wave since 2012 so I think we are due.  If I recall, ORD averages a 100F day every 3 years so we are over due. We will come close to hitting that mark before this month is out I think.

 

Yeah I am happy about that.

Wish I could have taken a long vacation in 2012 to avoid that summer.

At least the first half of this summer wasn't all that hot. Up here it's a 100 degree day every 5 years I bet. Even toward August when it gets that hot, a lake breeze will kick up.

[jaster220]

Strange day Tuesday. Ran into and out of 3 heavy cells while my car thermo bounced from 90º down to 75º and back up. Around 7pm at home, the south side of Marshall was fringed by a couple of decent cells and apparently a random cloud-to-ground strike caused some sort of spike in voltage that killed a couple transformers including the one on my street. Spent 5 hours in the dark and hot house worrying about the food going bad if they couldn't get it fixed in time. Oh, and for the trouble the rain barely dampened the ground and tops of trees. http://www.uswxforums.com/forum/public/style_emoticons/default/rolleyes.gif

 

Sure could use tonight to come through with some real qpf 

 

 

Edit:  Good Luck GEOS! Your regular contributions here will certainly be missed, especially for your fellow Illinois posters. My work has taken me back to St. Joseph across the street from the big lake. Glad to be here so I guess keeping my avatar pic was lucky charm.    

[Hawkeye]

Today's storm event didn't pan out for me and points north.  Again, the blame can be placed on mcs action to the south.  Our best two or three severe chances this summer have fallen victim to this.  We should have a better chance this weekend as Missouri should be capped.

[NEJeremy]

Going to be in Washington State for awhile starting next week trying to see if I can land a entry level job in my field out there. Might be back in the Midwest by late autumn if things don't go well. Seen work in my field around here, but it's pretty much all mid to senior level positions.

You'll still see me around often enough, I'll just be making posts in the western threads a bit more.

Good luck Geos! You were always a great contributor and best of all never contributed to the "fights" on here. You always tried to keep things cordial and respectful!

[Geos]

 

Strange day Tuesday. Ran into and out of 3 heavy cells while my car thermo bounced from 90º down to 75º and back up. Around 7pm at home, the south side of Marshall was fringed by a couple of decent cells and apparently a random cloud-to-ground strike caused some sort of spike in voltage that killed a couple transformers including the one on my street. Spent 5 hours in the dark and hot house worrying about the food going bad if they couldn't get it fixed in time. Oh, and for the trouble the rain barely dampened the ground and tops of trees. 

 

Sure could use tonight to come through with some real qpf 

 

 

Edit:  Good Luck GEOS! Your regular contributions here will certainly be missed, especially for your fellow Illinois posters. My work has taken me back to St. Joseph across the street from the big lake. Glad to be here so I guess keeping my avatar pic was lucky charm.    

 

 

Thanks. 

So you're moving closer to the lake now. That's cool.

 

Got a little rain here tonight. Really only served to make it more humid.

[Geos]

 

Good luck Geos! You were always a great contributor and best of all never contributed to the "fights" on here. You always tried to keep things cordial and respectful!

 

 

Thanks Jeremy.

I'll be around from time to time. 

Thinking grad school might be the path, but I going to try this plan until October and see if it works.

[Tom]

Tons of neat photos of rainbows on social media yesterday after the storms had passed Chicago last night just before sunset...

 

 

 

 

This one is real cool looking with a lightning strike underneath a rainbow...

 

 

 

Looking ahead towards this weekend, yet another picture perfect weekend on tap with temps in the low/mid 80's and ample sunshine.  Friday should feel phenomenal with a wind off the lake and temps in the mid/upper 70's.  This has been one of the better summer's in recent memory thus far...that's until the heat builds in next week!  A/C units will be humming non stop in the neighborhood.

 

 

 

 

 

[Tom]

No surprise that the recent JMA Weeklies today are showing a healthy ridge over 3/4th of the CONUS, except for, take a wild guess...where Geo's is heading!  PAC NW looks to cool down Week 1 & 2 while we bake in the heat.

 

The model continues seeing a ridge Week 3 & 4 over the Midwest/Lakes, but I'm skeptical b/c once we start heading into Aug we should be seeing more fronts slide through according to the LRC.  Then again, this is when the jet stream is in it's weakest point so the LRC pattern may have to adjust a bit.

 

On a side note, notice what is building near the Pole and near Alaska.  Looks to me like the pattern up there is turning colder during what is normally the peak of the arctic sea ice melt season.

 

The Monsoon season will head into high gear as the Anticyclone develops in the central Plains.  Steering winds around this massive heat dome will start pumping both GOM and Pacific moisture into the desert regions and inter mountain west.

[jaster220]

Thanks. 

So you're moving closer to the lake now. That's cool.

 

Got a little rain here tonight. Really only served to make it more humid.

 

I wish - lol   I work at the coast but still live about 80 miles inland @ Marshall. Working on a contract basis for now. If I become direct, then may be the right time to relocate.

[NEJeremy]

I wanted to share how miserable it was here in July 2012. I remember it was bad but I guess I forgot how horrible it was. Perhaps the worst part was only getting .01" of rain the entire month when it was that brutally hot. I know we have a hot stretch coming. I just hope it doesn't last as long and is as dry as 2012 was.

 

DY MAX MIN AVG DEP HDD CDD WTR SNW DPTH SPD SPD DIR MIN PSBL S-S WX SPD DR
================================================================================

1 95 72 84 8 0 19 0.00 0.0 0 9.0 22 170 M M 7 26 180
2 96 75 86 10 0 21 0.00 0.0 0 10.9 21 190 M M 1 25 170
3 99 77 88 12 0 23 0.00 0.0 0 11.3 20 200 M M 2 23 210
4 100 78 89 13 0 24 0.00 0.0 0 12.7 26 170 M M 2 32 180
5 102 79 91 15 0 26 0.00 0.0 0 10.7 20 150 M M 5 23 160
6 104 78 91 14 0 26 0.00 0.0 0 9.2 18 200 M M 2 23 200
7 89 73 81 4 0 16 0.00 0.0 0 10.1 20 340 M M 5 23 330
8 86 70 78 1 0 13 0.01 0.0 0 8.7 17 30 M M 8 23 30
9 91 67 79 2 0 14 T 0.0 0 7.1 17 60 M M 5 22 50
10 88 63 76 -1 0 11 0.00 0.0 0 8.3 17 20 M M 1 25 30
11 89 63 76 -1 0 11 0.00 0.0 0 5.7 8 110 M M 3 12 110
12 95 70 83 6 0 18 0.00 0.0 0 6.3 15 190 M M 4 29 100
13 95 76 86 9 0 21 0.00 0.0 0 7.5 14 140 M M 4 17 150
14 97 72 85 8 0 20 0.00 0.0 0 6.4 17 190 M M 4 21 190
15 99 73 86 9 0 21 0.00 0.0 0 9.6 22 130 M M 6 25 140
16 96 74 85 8 0 20 0.00 0.0 0 10.8 21 180 M M 2 28 170
17 99 77 88 11 0 23 0.00 0.0 0 9.3 20 150 M M 2 24 150
18 99 79 89 12 0 24 0.00 0.0 0 8.2 16 180 M M 3 21 170
19 98 71 85 8 0 20 0.00 0.0 0 4.9 13 100 M M 2 16 80
20 96 73 85 8 0 20 0.00 0.0 0 8.0 14 120 M M 4 17 130
21 98 75 87 10 0 22 0.00 0.0 0 10.9 18 160 M M 5 24 170
22 105 75 90 13 0 25 0.00 0.0 0 10.9 23 190 M M 3 28 200
23 105 74 90 13 0 25 0.00 0.0 0 7.9 18 160 M M 3 23 140
24 103 84 94 17 0 29 0.00 0.0 0 12.5 25 160 M M 1 30 160
25 106 77 92 15 0 27 T 0.0 0 11.7 31 340 M M 3 3 39 350
26 99 70 85 8 0 20 0.00 0.0 0 6.6 21 280 M M 4 32 280
27 86 64 75 -2 0 10 0.00 0.0 0 7.6 20 330 M M 2 24 350
28 91 66 79 2 0 14 0.00 0.0 0 14.5 30 130 M M 7 39 130
29 98 71 85 9 0 20 0.00 0.0 0 8.1 15 320 M M 3 20 350
30 100 73 87 11 0 22 0.00 0.0 0 4.9 15 360 M M 5 17 360
31 99 68 84 8 0 19 0.00 0.0 0 4.7 12 100 M M 4 15 100
================================================================================
SM 3003 2257 0 624 0.01 0.0 275.0 M 112
================================================================================
AV 96.9 72.8 8.9 FASTST M M 4 MAX(MPH)

[Tom]

I wanted to share how miserable it was here in July 2012. I remember it was bad but I guess I forgot how horrible it was. Perhaps the worst part was only getting .01" of rain the entire month when it was that brutally hot. I know we have a hot stretch coming. I just hope it doesn't last as long and is as dry as 2012 was.

 

DY MAX MIN AVG DEP HDD CDD WTR SNW DPTH SPD SPD DIR MIN PSBL S-S WX SPD DR

================================================================================

 

1 95 72 84 8 0 19 0.00 0.0 0 9.0 22 170 M M 7 26 180

2 96 75 86 10 0 21 0.00 0.0 0 10.9 21 190 M M 1 25 170

3 99 77 88 12 0 23 0.00 0.0 0 11.3 20 200 M M 2 23 210

4 100 78 89 13 0 24 0.00 0.0 0 12.7 26 170 M M 2 32 180

5 102 79 91 15 0 26 0.00 0.0 0 10.7 20 150 M M 5 23 160

6 104 78 91 14 0 26 0.00 0.0 0 9.2 18 200 M M 2 23 200

7 89 73 81 4 0 16 0.00 0.0 0 10.1 20 340 M M 5 23 330

8 86 70 78 1 0 13 0.01 0.0 0 8.7 17 30 M M 8 23 30

9 91 67 79 2 0 14 T 0.0 0 7.1 17 60 M M 5 22 50

10 88 63 76 -1 0 11 0.00 0.0 0 8.3 17 20 M M 1 25 30

11 89 63 76 -1 0 11 0.00 0.0 0 5.7 8 110 M M 3 12 110

12 95 70 83 6 0 18 0.00 0.0 0 6.3 15 190 M M 4 29 100

13 95 76 86 9 0 21 0.00 0.0 0 7.5 14 140 M M 4 17 150

14 97 72 85 8 0 20 0.00 0.0 0 6.4 17 190 M M 4 21 190

15 99 73 86 9 0 21 0.00 0.0 0 9.6 22 130 M M 6 25 140

16 96 74 85 8 0 20 0.00 0.0 0 10.8 21 180 M M 2 28 170

17 99 77 88 11 0 23 0.00 0.0 0 9.3 20 150 M M 2 24 150

18 99 79 89 12 0 24 0.00 0.0 0 8.2 16 180 M M 3 21 170

19 98 71 85 8 0 20 0.00 0.0 0 4.9 13 100 M M 2 16 80

20 96 73 85 8 0 20 0.00 0.0 0 8.0 14 120 M M 4 17 130

21 98 75 87 10 0 22 0.00 0.0 0 10.9 18 160 M M 5 24 170

22 105 75 90 13 0 25 0.00 0.0 0 10.9 23 190 M M 3 28 200

23 105 74 90 13 0 25 0.00 0.0 0 7.9 18 160 M M 3 23 140

24 103 84 94 17 0 29 0.00 0.0 0 12.5 25 160 M M 1 30 160

25 106 77 92 15 0 27 T 0.0 0 11.7 31 340 M M 3 3 39 350

26 99 70 85 8 0 20 0.00 0.0 0 6.6 21 280 M M 4 32 280

27 86 64 75 -2 0 10 0.00 0.0 0 7.6 20 330 M M 2 24 350

28 91 66 79 2 0 14 0.00 0.0 0 14.5 30 130 M M 7 39 130

29 98 71 85 9 0 20 0.00 0.0 0 8.1 15 320 M M 3 20 350

30 100 73 87 11 0 22 0.00 0.0 0 4.9 15 360 M M 5 17 360

31 99 68 84 8 0 19 0.00 0.0 0 4.7 12 100 M M 4 15 100

================================================================================

SM 3003 2257 0 624 0.01 0.0 275.0 M 112

================================================================================

AV 96.9 72.8 8.9 FASTST M M 4 MAX(MPH)

Coincidentally, the triple digit heat that is being forecast in your region next week is about the same time it hit that level in 2012.  I don't think the heat will last as long as 2012.  The pattern back then was much different than this year.  By the beginning of August we should see fronts try to push the ridge back west along the west coast/inter mountain region.  I don't think that will be the last of the heat to hit in August though.  Hopefully you can get a MCS to fire up during this heat wave later in the month.

[Tom]

Here is CPC's updated 3-4 week outlook which breaks down the ridge as we head into the first couple weeks of August.  It did a pretty good job in the beginning of July illustrating the heat to close out July.  I'm considering this to be a valid outcome given this year's LRC pattern where a transient pattern has been common up until the warm phase of this year's pattern.

 

http://www.cpc.ncep.noaa.gov/products/predictions/WK34/gifs/WK34temp.gif

[OKwx2k4]

@NEJeremy, 2012 had already reached maximum levels of 'sucktitude' before July even got here. We've been pretty fortunate to not quite reach those epic proportions so early this year. It's coming though for a little while at least.

[Tom]

Deadhorse, AK hit an all-time high temp of 88F the other day.  The city sits on the north slope of Alaska right off the Arctic Ocean.  Over the next week, a big time flip in the weather pattern is expected and some spots may see some summer time snow flakes mixed in with precip.

 

http://forecast.weather.gov/MapClick.php?lon=-148.412&lat=70.208#.V4jni_krLIU

 

Barrow, AK will prob be the coldest spot unless your in the mountain range of the Brooks Range...

 

http://forecast.weather.gov/MapClick.php?lat=71.2905771280005&lon=-156.78871946399974#.V4jofvkrLIU

[jaster220]

@ Tom

 

Awesome rainbow photos!  

[jaster220]

Coincidentally, the triple digit heat that is being forecast in your region next week is about the same time it hit that level in 2012.  I don't think the heat will last as long as 2012.  The pattern back then was much different than this year.  By the beginning of August we should see fronts try to push the ridge back west along the west coast/inter mountain region.  I don't think that will be the last of the heat to hit in August though.  Hopefully you can get a MCS to fire up during this heat wave later in the month.

 

NE looks to have gotten a good batch of qpf this morning per radar. This is not 2012 thankfully!!

[Tom]

What a difference a day makes.  Currently sitting at 74/59 with a heavy overcast and a brisk wind off the lake...showers are making their way down from the north as an unstable airmass is trying to produce some moisture.  

 

 

In the extended, looks like the ridge will try and break down near the Midwest/Lakes by late the following weekend.  According to the LRC, we should start seeing fronts roll on through late month.

[OKwx2k4]

Also to add to Tom's comment, it appears that the moisture enhanced CFS (per WxBell's Joe D) would be suggestive of strong troughing and cooler than average temperature returning to the central CONUS in and throughout ASO with the West normal and the east ridged out and roasting. I'll take this for late summer and early fall any year. Maybe an earlier than normal start to a new lrc? We'll see.

[Tom]

Beautiful start to the weekend...an epic day is in the forecast...certainly is calling for a beach day and maybe some V ball down at North Ave beach.  We've been blessed with fantastic weather during the weekends this summer.  Tomorrow may be a different story as storms are in the forecast.

 

http://www.spc.noaa.gov/products/outlook/day2otlk_0600.gif?1468680544910

 

 

 

Later next week, the HEAT is ON!!!!

 

 

 

 

Surprised it got so chilly up near the U.P. of MI last night...

 

[Tom]

While summer time snows in the Arctic regions do happen, they haven't been as frequent lately...this summer may be a different story as the pattern is setting the stage for a cooler than normal regime over the coming few weeks.

 

 

http://www.tropicaltidbits.com/analysis/models/gfs/2016071612/gfs_asnow_ak_24.png

[OKwx2k4]

I wonder where a fella could find a statistical list on how often it snows in the summer up there or which years. May be a hint to why models are seeing a cooler ASO over the central plains this year.

[Tom]

Surprised to see a few spots in the UP dipped below freezing yesterday morning...

 

 

 

 

An approaching line of weakening storms is heading our way.  We need the rain, esp up near the WI/IL state line where it's abnormally dry.

 

http://climate.cod.edu/data/nexrad/LOT/N0Q/LOT.N0Q.20160717.1326.gif

 

 

 

 

Latest HRRR model showing decent redevelopment after 6pm...

 

http://www.tropicaltidbits.com/analysis/models/hrrr/2016071712/hrrr_ref_frzn_ncus_14.png

 

 

 

[Tom]

Looks like skies are clearing up pretty quick in NW IL.  Should lead to destabilize the atmosphere for hopefully more stronger/juicier storms.

 

Been noticing the models are backing off the heat near the Lakes as we may be near the leading edge of the NW Flow with chances of storms.  The Plains still look like they will bake in the heat starting tomorrow through the entire week.

 

00z EPS begins retrograding the Heat Dome towards the west by late this weekend which is according to plan.  Thankfully, it's not a 2012 repeat!

 

http://www.tropicaltidbits.com/analysis/models/ecmwf-ens/2016071700/ecmwf-ens_z500a_us_9.png

 

 

http://www.tropicaltidbits.com/analysis/models/ecmwf-ens/2016071700/ecmwf-ens_z500a_us_11.png

[Hawkeye]

Looks like skies are clearing up pretty quick in NW IL.  Should lead to destabilize the atmosphere for hopefully more stronger/juicier storms.

 

More storms in western Iowa are spreading clouds back over Iowa, so we won't be destabilizing.

[Tom]

More storms in western Iowa are spreading clouds back over Iowa, so we won't be destabilizing.

Your area not so much, but out this way we have a window of a few hours which will help keep enough fuel for those storms that are developing in IA right now.

[OKwx2k4]

It appears that on the Euro the heat ridge building as we speak could be rather transient over the next 6-7 days. It then reestablishes itself over the west coast days 8-10 while we cool off. This is really great if you hate summertime heat.

 

Edit: I guess Tom already covered it. Lol.

[Thunder98]

Could Sioux Falls, SD reach 100F on Thursday? http://pics3.city-data.com/forum/images/smilies/eek.gif

http://www.city-data.com/forum/attachments/weather/172524d1468847438-summer-2016-northern-hemisphere-siouxfalswxfrcast2.png

Very hot temperatures in Eau Claire, WI with highs in the mid 90's on Wednesday and Thursday. Lows are in the mid 70"s very warm! And don't forget it will be humid!

http://www.city-data.com/forum/attachments/weather/172525d1468847476-summer-2016-northern-hemisphere-eauclairewiwxforcast8.png

[Tom]

When I left Muvico last night in Rosemont, the skies were lighting up to the south.  We had some powerful electric storms that blossomed just to my south.  It was one of those warm, breezy and humid summer nights that I enjoy, esp when there is an active storm in the area.

 

 A report of a Tornado hit the SW burbs near Kankakee county...nigh time funnel clouds were captured.

 

 

 

 

Here are some lightning shots...

 

 

 

 

 

 

3-6" of rainfall fell causing flash flooding...

 

 

 

[OKwx2k4]

Awesome pictures!

[Thunder98]

When I left Muvico last night in Rosemont, the skies were lighting up to the south.  We had some powerful electric storms that blossomed just to my south.  It was one of those warm, breezy and humid summer nights that I enjoy, esp when there is an active storm in the area.

 

 A report of a Tornado hit the SW burbs near Kankakee county...nigh time funnel clouds were captured.

 

 

 

 

Here are some lightning shots...

 

 

 

 

 

 

3-6" of rainfall fell causing flash flooding...

 

 

Fantastic pictures Tom! 

[Tom]

It's interesting what happens to the western shores of LM when a SW flow develops and colder waters upwell along the western shores....

 

http://www.glerl.noaa.gov/res/glcfs/ncast/mswt-00.gif

 

Water temps in the mid 40's near Milwaukee showed up yesterday...brrrrr...

 

[Tom]

We are reaching the peak of the summer arctic melt season and thus far, the arctic has seen at times near normal temps to slightly below normal temps.  The CFSv2 had the right idea so far.

 

http://ocean.dmi.dk/arctic/plots/meanTarchive/meanT_2016.png

 

 

 

Take a look at Greenland, the AGW crowd was sounding off alarms earlier on in Spring and June, but has since cooled of considerably and a below normal melt pattern has been established.

 

http://nsidc.org/greenland-today/images/greenland_melt_area_plot_tmb.png

[Tom]

It's that time of year when I start looking at the snowfall maps to get an idea of where the CFSv2 is seeing snowfall begin to accumulate in the Northern Hemisphere.

 

Last year, I remember the model saw snows develop near AK/Yukon territories in mid/late Sept and a bit near the Archipelago regions, but more so, east of Hudson Bay towards eastern CA.  Last year we saw a dominant +PNA/+NAO which is a strong correlation where the cold is usually centered in Canada.  

 

Western Siberia got off to a real fast start last October and this year the model is seeing snows develop farther east.  We'll see how this evolves over the coming weeks/months.  The Eurasian Snow cover in October was ranked 6th out of the last 48 years.

 

October 1st...

 

http://expert-images.weatheronline.co.uk/daten/proficharts/en/cfs/2016/07/18/basis00/namk/weas/16100100_1800.gif

 

October 11th...

 

http://expert-images.weatheronline.co.uk/daten/proficharts/en/cfs/2016/07/18/basis00/namk/weas/16101100_1800.gif

 

 

 

In Siberia, snows start falling in early Sept...

 

http://expert-images.weatheronline.co.uk/daten/proficharts/en/cfs/2016/07/18/basis00/noas/weas/16090812_1800.gif

 

By October, we are seeing snow cover begin to expand...

 

http://expert-images.weatheronline.co.uk/daten/proficharts/en/cfs/2016/07/18/basis00/noas/weas/16100112_1800.gif

 

 

October 11th...

 

http://expert-images.weatheronline.co.uk/daten/proficharts/en/cfs/2016/07/18/basis00/noas/weas/16101100_1800.gif

 

 

 

I'll post these maps from time to time.  I do remember last year it did a very good job.

[jaster220]

@ Tom's maps /\  - this is the JULY thd, right?? 

 

BOORAH! for July 2016.. woke up @ (idk 1am?) to quickly run around the house closing windows as another windy deluge was hitting mby! That makes decent +RN events on the 1st, 8th, 13th, and 18th and this one swept along 94 all the way from the lakeshore. Puddles the entire way to work this morning. That's what I've been hoping to see. Really refreshing to have things rinsed off by nature and the dustiness suppressed (allergic to dust). 

 

Here we are, at 3rd week in July and shades of 2012 are fading fast. Not saying it can't happen, but I feel time is running out on something close to a 2012 drought and heat combo. Just mho

[Tom]

@ Tom's maps /\  - this is the JULY thd, right?? 

 

BOORAH! for July 2016.. woke up @ (idk 1am?) to quickly run around the house closing windows as another windy deluge was hitting mby! That makes decent +RN events on the 1st, 8th, 13th, and 18th and this one swept along 94 all the way from the lakeshore. Puddles the entire way to work this morning. That's what I've been hoping to see. Really refreshing to have things rinsed off by nature and the dustiness suppressed (allergic to dust). 

 

Here we are, at 3rd week in July and shades of 2012 are fading fast. Not saying it can't happen, but I feel time is running out on something close to a 2012 drought and heat combo. Just mho

Hey man, glad you got your drenching rains finally!  I was thinking about your area when these storms started blossoming and almost heading due East at the time.  Doesn't it feel refreshing to finally have some rains??

 

To answer your question, yes, those are from today's runs of the CFSv2.  I'm just doing this for fun and/or case study to track how the model does.  It's been doing good so far in the Arctic, let's see how it performs regarding snow (I know, I know...its summer!)...why in the world would I post these maps in July...bc I'm a fanatic of snow!

[jaster220]

Hey man, glad you got your drenching rains finally!  I was thinking about your area when these storms started blossoming and almost heading due East at the time.  Doesn't it feel refreshing to finally have some rains??

 

To answer your question, yes, those are from today's runs of the CFSv2.  I'm just doing this for fun and/or case study to track how the model does.  It's been doing good so far in the Arctic, let's see how it performs regarding snow (I know, I know...its summer!)...why in the world would I post these maps in July...bc I'm a fanatic of snow!

 

My jab wasn't for posting the outlook maps themselves, only for posting them here in the July daily thd. Kinda like the whole "Christmas in July" thing, I never got that one either - lol.  Other forums often have an outlook thread for the next season by now. Maybe you should(ve) start(ed) one with those nice maps - hint, hint 

[Tom]

My jab wasn't for posting the outlook maps themselves, only for posting them here in the July daily thd. Kinda like the whole "Christmas in July" thing, I never got that one either - lol.  Other forums often have an outlook thread for the next season by now. Maybe you should(ve) start(ed) one with those nice maps - hint, hint 

Ahh, ha...gotcha!  

[NEJeremy]

Our forecast heat seems to have been backed off quite a bit here locally. I remember looking at maps last week and by now we should have started the heat wave. The 95+ temps don't start now until Wednesday and only last a couple of days, before it cools back down to normal levels. We'll see if the heat returns next week.

[Tom]

A lot of real estate covered by Excessive Heat Watches/Warnings and Heat Advisories...

 

http://forecast.weather.gov/wwamap/png/US.png

 

 

Local forecast is calling for mid/upper 90's on Thu & Fri with Heat Indices peaking up to 115F on Friday.

[Tom]

My jab wasn't for posting the outlook maps themselves, only for posting them here in the July daily thd. Kinda like the whole "Christmas in July" thing, I never got that one either - lol.  Other forums often have an outlook thread for the next season by now. Maybe you should(ve) start(ed) one with those nice maps - hint, hint 

I went ahead and fired one up...

 

http://theweatherforums.com/index.php/topic/1369-preliminary-discussion-for-upcoming-2016-2017-fall-and-winter-season/