Redo- Roll Call: How's the Weather in Your Part of the World
#4426

88f and it's not even noon yet
mind you,we do have a nice breeze



#4428

Is that it



#4429

Currently in the morning it is quite nice, mid 70'sF and not overly humid...though it's supposed to get really hot and stormy again...
Been rather hot the last couple days but at least the humidity hasn't been bad.
Been rather hot the last couple days but at least the humidity hasn't been bad.

#4431

We have the following warning in chicago.
.HOT AND VERY HUMID THIS WEEKEND... IT WILL BE HOT AND HUMID OVER THE WEEKEND. TEMPERATURES WILL REACH THE LOWER TO MID 90S SATURDAY WITH AFTERNOON HEAT INDEX VALUES OF 100 TO 105. HIGHS ON SUNDAY WILL BE IN THE MID 90S WITH HEAT INDICES NEAR 105. WHILE THIS KIND OF HEAT AND HUMIDITY IS NOT UNUSUAL FOR THIS TIME OF YEAR IT HAS BEEN A RARE EVENT IN THE AREA THIS SUMMER. ONLY ONE EPISODE OF 90 PLUS HEAT HAS OCCURRED AND THAT WAS A MONTH AND A HALF AGO. SINCE THEN IT HAS BEEN UNUSUALLY COOL WITH ONLY A HANDFUL OF DAYS WARMING INTO THE MID 80S. TYPICALLY BY THIS LATE INTO THE SUMMER WE HAVE HAVE HAD TIME TO ACCLIMATE TO THE MORE TYPICAL VERY WARM AND OFTEN HUMID CONDITIONS THAT THE REGION NORMALLY EXPERIENCES. HOWEVER...SINCE IT HAS BEEN PERSISTENTLY BELOW NORMAL TEMPERATURE AND HUMIDITY-WISE THE LAST SEVERAL WEEKS EVEN THIS MODEST HEAT WAVE OVER THE WEEKEND WILL FEEL INTENSE TO MANY PEOPLE...AND WILL POSE A THREAT TO THOSE THAT ARE PARTICULARLY PRONE TO HEAT RELATED HEALTH ISSUES. AS MANY PEOPLE WILL NOT BE USED TO THE SUMMER HEAT...THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR OVEREXERTION AND RESULTING HEAT RELATED ILLNESSES. TRY TO AVOID SPENDING EXCESSIVE AMOUNTS OF TIME OUTSIDE THIS WEEKEND...ESPECIALLY DOING STRENUOUS ACTIVITIES...WHETHER WORK OR PLAY RELATED. STAY IN AN AIR CONDITIONED AREA AS MUCH AS POSSIBLE OR AT LEAST MAKE FREQUENT RETREATS TO AN AIR CONDITIONED LOCATIONS TO ALLOW YOUR BODY TO RECUPERATE...DRINK PLENTY OF NON- ALCOHOLIC OR NON-CAFFEINATED FLUIDS...AND CHECK UP ON NEIGHBORS AND RELATIVES WHO MAY NOT HAVE ACCESS TO AIR CONDITIONING. YOU SHOULD NEVER LEAVE CHILDREN OR PETS UNATTENDED IN PARKED VEHICLES...AND THIS IS ESPECIALLY IMPORTANT IN HOT AND HUMID CONDITIONS. PETS KEPT OUTDOORS SHOULD AT LEAST BE PROVIDED A PLACE IN THE SHADE AND A GOOD SUPPLY OF FRESH WATER. A STRONG AREA OF HIGH PRESSURE ALOFT OVER THE PLAINS TODAY WILL BUILD NORTHEASTWARD ACROSS ILLINOIS BY SATURDAY. AS IT DOES...INCREASINGLY HOTTER AND MORE HUMID AIR WILL SPREAD UP THE MID MISSISSIPPI VALLEY AND ACROSS CENTRAL AND NORTHERN ILLINOIS AND NORTHWEST INDIANA. THE CORE OF THE HEAT WILL BE SUPPRESSED A BIT TO THE SOUTH AND EAST FOR MONDAY BUT HEAT AND HUMIDITY WILL LINGER INTO MONDAY ESPECIALLY SOUTH OF I-80 WHERE AFTERNOON HEAT INDICES WILL APPROACH 100 DEGREES. A COLD FRONT WILL SLIP SOUTH THROUGH THE AREA LATE MONDAY AND MONDAY NIGHT FURTHER DROPPING TEMPERATURE AND HUMIDITY LEVELS FOR MID NEXT WEEK.
I bet you folks in Florida laugh at such reports.
.HOT AND VERY HUMID THIS WEEKEND... IT WILL BE HOT AND HUMID OVER THE WEEKEND. TEMPERATURES WILL REACH THE LOWER TO MID 90S SATURDAY WITH AFTERNOON HEAT INDEX VALUES OF 100 TO 105. HIGHS ON SUNDAY WILL BE IN THE MID 90S WITH HEAT INDICES NEAR 105. WHILE THIS KIND OF HEAT AND HUMIDITY IS NOT UNUSUAL FOR THIS TIME OF YEAR IT HAS BEEN A RARE EVENT IN THE AREA THIS SUMMER. ONLY ONE EPISODE OF 90 PLUS HEAT HAS OCCURRED AND THAT WAS A MONTH AND A HALF AGO. SINCE THEN IT HAS BEEN UNUSUALLY COOL WITH ONLY A HANDFUL OF DAYS WARMING INTO THE MID 80S. TYPICALLY BY THIS LATE INTO THE SUMMER WE HAVE HAVE HAD TIME TO ACCLIMATE TO THE MORE TYPICAL VERY WARM AND OFTEN HUMID CONDITIONS THAT THE REGION NORMALLY EXPERIENCES. HOWEVER...SINCE IT HAS BEEN PERSISTENTLY BELOW NORMAL TEMPERATURE AND HUMIDITY-WISE THE LAST SEVERAL WEEKS EVEN THIS MODEST HEAT WAVE OVER THE WEEKEND WILL FEEL INTENSE TO MANY PEOPLE...AND WILL POSE A THREAT TO THOSE THAT ARE PARTICULARLY PRONE TO HEAT RELATED HEALTH ISSUES. AS MANY PEOPLE WILL NOT BE USED TO THE SUMMER HEAT...THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR OVEREXERTION AND RESULTING HEAT RELATED ILLNESSES. TRY TO AVOID SPENDING EXCESSIVE AMOUNTS OF TIME OUTSIDE THIS WEEKEND...ESPECIALLY DOING STRENUOUS ACTIVITIES...WHETHER WORK OR PLAY RELATED. STAY IN AN AIR CONDITIONED AREA AS MUCH AS POSSIBLE OR AT LEAST MAKE FREQUENT RETREATS TO AN AIR CONDITIONED LOCATIONS TO ALLOW YOUR BODY TO RECUPERATE...DRINK PLENTY OF NON- ALCOHOLIC OR NON-CAFFEINATED FLUIDS...AND CHECK UP ON NEIGHBORS AND RELATIVES WHO MAY NOT HAVE ACCESS TO AIR CONDITIONING. YOU SHOULD NEVER LEAVE CHILDREN OR PETS UNATTENDED IN PARKED VEHICLES...AND THIS IS ESPECIALLY IMPORTANT IN HOT AND HUMID CONDITIONS. PETS KEPT OUTDOORS SHOULD AT LEAST BE PROVIDED A PLACE IN THE SHADE AND A GOOD SUPPLY OF FRESH WATER. A STRONG AREA OF HIGH PRESSURE ALOFT OVER THE PLAINS TODAY WILL BUILD NORTHEASTWARD ACROSS ILLINOIS BY SATURDAY. AS IT DOES...INCREASINGLY HOTTER AND MORE HUMID AIR WILL SPREAD UP THE MID MISSISSIPPI VALLEY AND ACROSS CENTRAL AND NORTHERN ILLINOIS AND NORTHWEST INDIANA. THE CORE OF THE HEAT WILL BE SUPPRESSED A BIT TO THE SOUTH AND EAST FOR MONDAY BUT HEAT AND HUMIDITY WILL LINGER INTO MONDAY ESPECIALLY SOUTH OF I-80 WHERE AFTERNOON HEAT INDICES WILL APPROACH 100 DEGREES. A COLD FRONT WILL SLIP SOUTH THROUGH THE AREA LATE MONDAY AND MONDAY NIGHT FURTHER DROPPING TEMPERATURE AND HUMIDITY LEVELS FOR MID NEXT WEEK.
I bet you folks in Florida laugh at such reports.

#4433

Been rather hot lately....at the moment, damp and humidity is quickly on the rise, it'll be a sweaty and manky day, again.

#4434

68F right now,but expected to reach 92-94F,we've had a very cool summer (lovely to me!),but I knew the temps would go beserk!,they always do just as the kids start back to school!

#4435

Heat index will be in the 100's today and for the next couple of days.
Then it should go down to the 80's again.


#4436

Rain, rain and more rain - and Im bored......

#4437










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Sunny and 24 feels like 30 with humidex only 10.18 though.....lots of time for hotter


#4438

Bloomin' hot....but not humid yet....hmmmm

#4440

Isn't that special, Ana and Bill,

